Historic Sites of Manitoba: Ogilvie Grain Elevator / Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator (Howden, RM of Rosedale)

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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

A wooden grain elevator at the Howden siding on the CNR Neepawa Subdivision, in the Rural Municipality of Rosedale, was built in 1903 by Ogilvie Flour Mills. Sold to Manitoba Pool Elevators in 1959, it operated until July 1971 when it was closed and demolished in March 1975.

Agents / Buyers

Period	Agent / Buyer
1903-?	Charlie Fox
?-?	Tom Gill
?-?	Billy Rab
1914-?	William Cook Coulter (1856-1928)
?-?	? Coulter
?-1930	? Coulter
1930-1964	William “Bill” Allen
1964-1966	J. R. McGorman
1966-1969	H. C. Johnston
1969-1970	Cam G. Smith
1970-1971	R. S. Funk

Photos & Coordinates

Aerial photo of the Howden elevator site (1964) Source: Manitoba Air Photo Library Site Location (lat/long): N50.30312, W99.47955 denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

Rosedale Remembers: 1884-1984 by Rosedale Centennial Committee, 1984, page 97.

Manitoba Pool Fonds, S. J. McKee Archives.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Denis Sabourin (Sabourin Geomatics).

Page revised: 25 June 2019

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