Historic Sites of Manitoba: United Grain Growers Grain Elevator (Gunton, RM of Rockwood)
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A wooden grain elevator at Gunton, on the CPR Arborg Subdivision in the Rural Municipality of Rockwood, was built in September 1951, replacing one destroyed by fire on 24 July 1951. It closed in July 1984 and was removed from the site.
Agents / Buyers
Period
Agent / Buyer
1920-1921
R. Hill
1921-1923
J. W. Dowsett
1923-1924
G. A. Lawrence
1924-1925
F. I. Klugh
1925-1927
A. A. Bulmer
1927-1928
J. S. Mann
1928-1929
Frederick James “Fred” Hedley (1900-1972)
1929-1931
Thomas Rendall Hedley (1897-1968)
1931-1932
John Mason Hedley (1893-1970)
1932-1933
Spence Thoms
1933-1935
Elevator closed
1935-1937
William Milne
1937-1938
N. L. McLean
1938-1940
C. W. Robertson
1940-1941
V. Humbert
1941-1948
H. V. Clendenning
1948-1951
F. Schroeder
1951-1952
W. Ken Loney
1952-1980
Ralph Norman “Pinky” Herd (1918-1982)
1980-1982
Jeffrey P. Zboril
1982-1984
Ross K. Nichol
Photos & Maps
United Grain Growers grain elevator at Gunton (1964)
Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections)Site Location (lat/long): N50.31975, W97.26352
denoted by symbol on the map above
Sources:
Teulon West topographic map, 62I/6 West, Edition 2, Series A743 [UFS Reference Collection].
United Grain Growers Fonds, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Glenn Dickson.
Page revised: 11 December 2016
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