Historic Sites of Manitoba: Federal Grain Elevator (Railway Street North, Pilot Mound, Municipality of Louise)

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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

Formerly located along Railway Street North at Pilot Mound, on the CPR Napinka Subdivision in the Municipality of Louise, a 81,300-bushel wooden grain elevator, was built in 1926 by Federal Grain Limited. The elevator was closed in 1972 and later demolished.

Agents / Buyers

Period	Agent / Buyer
1926-1948	David “Dave” Hannah (?-1960)
1948-1954	Edward “Ed” Kendell (1915-2005)
?-?	H. Windsor

Photos & Coordinates

Federal grain elevator at Pilot Mound (no date) Source: Reunion, Pilot Mound 50, District 50 by Pilot Mound Re-Union Committee, 1954, page 53. Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.20262, W98.89232 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Manitoba Business: Federal Grain Limited

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator A (Railway Street North, Pilot Mound, Municipality of Louise)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Ogilvie Grain Elevator / Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator B (Railway Street South, Pilot Mound, Municipality of Louise)

Sources:

Reunion, Pilot Mound 50, District 50 by Pilot Mound Re-Union Committee, 1954, page 53.

Obituary [Goldie Hannah], Winnipeg Free Press, 20 March 1973, page 25.

Prairie Pride Land by Louise History Book Committee, 1998, page 5.

Obituary [Edward Kendell], Winnipeg Free Press, 13 November 2005.

This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.

Page revised: 4 June 2025

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