A sign in the Municipality of Prairie View marks a location along the CPR Rocanville Subdivision where, in 1914, the community of Reeder was established, named for the maiden name of the wife of railway engineer W. A. Jones. A post office and store operated here from 1948 to 1985.
Reeder post office and store sign (May 2013)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.10664, W101.14920
denoted by symbol on the map above
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 8 March 2021
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