A monument alongside the Roseau River in the Municipality of Emerson-Franklin was erected in 1969 to commemorate a donation by Philip Henry Pott (1895-1983) and Ada Viola Larson Pott (1906-1998) of their property on NW 35-2-5E to form Roseau River Park.
Roseau River Park Commemorative Monument (November 2024)
Source: Rose Kuzina
Plaque on the Roseau River Park Commemorative Monument (November 2024)
Source: Rose KuzinaSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.17641, W96.82392
denoted by symbol on the map above
Obituary [Philip Henry Pott], Winnipeg Free Press, 29 September 1983, page 78.
Obituary [Ada Viola Pott], Winnipeg Free Press, 21 July 1998, page 42.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
This page was prepared by Rose Kuzina and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 2 April 2026
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