Historic Sites of Manitoba: Russell Family Monument (RM of Prairie Lakes)

This stone plaque in the Rural Municipality of Prairie Lakes, dedicated in 2004, commemorates James and Jane Russell, who homesteaded the northeast quarter of 26-4-18 west of the Principal Meridian in 1882.

Russell family monument

Russell family monument (August 2012)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.34038, W99.78884
denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 10 February 2021

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