A sign in the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie commemorates a group of settlers from Middlesex County, Ontario who arrived in this area in 1871. Led by Walter Lynch, a group advocated a scientific approach to agriculture. They introduced the province’s first successful purebred stock—Leicester sheep. In 1873, Lynch brought in the first registered Shorthorn cattle. In 1906, he was named the first Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Manitoba Agricultural College.
The sign was situated originally in a privately owned campground at Lynch’s Point at the end of highway 242 (coordinates N50.24465, W98.57265) but, in early 2025, it was moved to the Westbourne Cemetery.
Lynch Party commemorative sign (September 2012)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.12538, W98.60333
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Walter Lynch (1835-1908)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. George’s Anglican Cemetery / Westbourne Cemetery (Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone)
We thank Brad Lynch for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 12 June 2025
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