Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator A (South Railway Street, Killarney, Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain)

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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

A wooden grain elevator in Killarney, on the CPR Napinka Subdivision in the Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain, was built in 1928 by Manitoba Pool Elevators.

Agents / Buyers

Period

Agent / Buyer

1928-1930

J. S. Free

1930-1931

R. F. Graham

1931-1961

D. S. Chapman

1961-1968

K. J. McTaggart

1968-1969

C. Garnet “Mickey” Lowry (1919-1984)

1969-1972

David J. Reynolds

Photos & Coordinates

Manitoba Pool grain elevator A at Killarney, with Pool B, UGG, and Paterson elevators in the background

Manitoba Pool grain elevator A at Killarney, with Pool B, UGG, and Paterson elevators in the background (1971)
Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections)

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.18459, W99.66026
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator B (South Railway Street, Killarney, Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Paterson Grain Elevator (South Railway Street, Killarney, Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: United Grain Growers Grain Elevator (South Railway Street, Killarney, Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain)

Sources:

Obituary [C. Garnet Lowry], Winnipeg Free Press, 2 February 1984, page 74.

Digital orthophotographs, Manitoba Land Initiative, Government of Manitoba.

Manitoba Pool Fonds, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University.

Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 10 May 2021

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