Historic Sites of Manitoba: Macdonald Pioneer Cemetery (RM of Portage la Prairie)

This cemetery, established in the 1880s near Macdonald in the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie, was long neglected. It was restored through the efforts of local residents Beryl Davidson and Dorothy Gillespie (whose grandfather had donated the land). It is a municipally-designated heritage site (1991).

Macdonald Pioneer Cemetery

Macdonald Pioneer Cemetery (2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.06345, W98.46927
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites

Sources:

Macdonald Pioneer Cemetery, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 25 January 2022

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