Historic Sites of Manitoba: Hecla Settlers Monument (Hecla Island, Hecla-Grindstone Provincial Park)

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A monument on Hecla Island in the Hecla-Grindstone Provincial Park was dedicated on 26 July 1975 in commemoration of the Icelandic immigrants who settled here in the 1870s. A map on the monument shows the locations of 48 farms and provides the names of those farms and the settler who established each one. The park was the result of a joint federal-provincial project supported by the Fund for Rural Economic Development and the Department of Tourism, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs.

Hecla Island Farms

Farm	Name	Translation	Settler
1	Vogur	Cove or Bay	Eirikur Sigurdsson
2	Tjornes	Tarness	Benedikt Sigurdsson
3	þorbergsstadir	Thorberg’s Stead	þorbergur Fjeldsted
4	Leirvik	Clay Inlet or Cove or Muddy Cove	Arni Egilsson
5	Holmar	Islets	Sigfus Steinþorsson
6	Vidimyri	Willow Marsh	Jon Bjarnason
7	Fagratun	Fairlea or Fairtoun	Jon Straumfjord
8	Melstadur	Dunestead	Elias Magnusson
9	Fagravik or Melstadarvik	Fair Cove or Dunestead Bay
10	Holl	Hill or Knoll	Brynjolfur Jonsson
11	Bjarg	Crag or Boulder	Hildur Jakobsdottir
12	Birkiland	Birchland	þorleifur Kristjansson
13	Sunnuhvoll	Sunny Knoll	Ingibjorg Jonsdottir
14	Helgastadir	Helgi’s Stead	Helgi Asbjornsson
15	Helgavatn	Helgi’s Lake	Amundi Gislason
16	þingvellir	Parliament Plains	Tomas Asbjornsson
17	Skjaldartrod	Shield Lane	Gudmundur Gudmundsson
18	Sandnes	Sandness	Helgi Sigurdsson
19	Flugumyri	Fly Marsh	Jonas Dal. Jonasson
20	Kirkjubol	Kirkstead or Kirkby	Kristmundur Jonsson
21	Skogarnes	Woody Point	Olafur Olafsson
22	Hvammur	Dell	Josep Gudmundsson
23	Birkines	Birch Point	Johann Straumfjord
24	Fagriskogur	Fairwood	Grimolfur Olafsson
25	Bordeyri	Boardbank	Jon Jonsson
26	Nyibaer	Newhouse	Magnus Magnusson
27	Grund	Grassy Plain	Jon Jonsson
28	Hofdi	Headland or Cape
29	Landamot	Boundaries	Guttormur Gunnarsson
30	Ljoshusstanginn	Lighthouse Point	Agust Magnusson
31	Jonsnes	John’s Ness	Stefan Jonsson
32	Straumnes	Streamness	Pall Jakobsson
33	Hamar	Cliff or Crag	Arni Jonsson
34	Hlidarendi	Foot of the Mountain or Foot of the Slope	Grimolfur Olafsson
35	Hlidarhus	House on the Mountainside or House on the Slope	Halldor Halldorsson
36	Storuskogar	Large Forest	Sigurdur Erlendsson
37	Steinnes	Stony Point	Pall Jakobsson
38	Brekka	Slope or Hillside	Sigurdur Sigurdsson
39	Sandar	Sands	Bergþor þordarson
40	Olduland	Waveland	Einar Jonsson
41	Ingolfsvik	Ingolf’s Cove	þorsteinn Kristjansson
42	Mylnuvik or Reynivellir	Mill Cove or Mill Inlet, Rowan Fields or Rowan Plains	Vilhjalmur Sigurgeirsson
43	Reynistadur	Rowanstead	Helgi Tomasson
44	Hofdi	Headland or Cape	Stefan Fridbjornsson
45	Lundur	Grove	Eyvindur Jonasson
46	Breidabolstadur	Broadstead	Gudlaug Hannesdottir
47	Gardur	Stronghold or Yard or Wall or Garden	Eggert Sigurgeirsson
48	Skogarhofdi	Woody Headland or Woody Cape	Petur Bjarnason

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Hecla Settlers Monument (October 2015) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Location (lat/long): N51.13388, W96.66478 denoted by symbol on the map above

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This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 2 May 2021

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