Historic Sites of Manitoba: Rockwood School No. 19 (RM of Rockwood)

This cairn was erected on the former site of Rockwood School, at NE17-13-2 east of the Principal Meridian, in the Rural Municipality of Rockwood. The school was established in December 1872 and served as a community school, meeting hall, and church until June 1967 when it closed. The cairn was erected in 1998 to commemorate the pioneers, students, teachers, trustees, and citizens of the Rockwood School District. It was dedicated at a ceremony on 27 June 1999. It is across the road from the Rockwood Cemetery.

Rockwood School (1939) Source: Archives of Manitoba, School Inspectors Photographs, GR8461, A0233, C131-1, page 7. Rockwood School Cairn (2010) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Location (lat/long): N50.10807, W97.27600 denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

One Hundred Years in the History of the Rural Schools of Manitoba: Their Formation, Reorganization and Dissolution (1871-1971) by Mary B. Perfect, MEd thesis, University of Manitoba, April 1978.

Information for this page was collected and prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 8 May 2013

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