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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee Monument (Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg)In 1897, a monument was given to Winnipeg by the Young Peoples’ Christian Endeavour Society to commemorate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee (60 years on the throne) that year. A bust of Queen Victoria and the “Boy With The Boot” formed a single fountain-statue that, in 1898, was unveiled in front of the old City Hall on Main Street, near the Volunteer Monument. It was moved to Assiniboine Park in Fall 1965 and unveiled at a re-dedication ceremony on 18 May 1967, officiated by Secretary of State Judy Lamarsh.
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Sources:“No Metro cash for statue,” Winnipeg Free Press, 13 January 1966, page 3. This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough. Page revised: 6 July 2021
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