A sign and boulder, unveiled in June 1984, mark the former location of Rothesay School in what is now the Municipality of Prairie View. The school operated here from its formation in 1884 to 1906, when it was moved to another site.
Rothesay School commemorative sign (June 2012)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.37307, W100.83100
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Rothesay School No. 350 (Municipality of Prairie View)
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.
“Oldest former students unveil Rothesay ‘stone’,” Birtle Eye-Witness, 8 August 1984, page 13.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 22 January 2021
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