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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Silver Creek Centennial Monument (Angusville, RM of Riding Mountain West)
This monument in Angusville in the Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West commemorates the 100th aniversary of the Rural Municipality of Silver Creek in 1984. It is topped by the former Angusville town bell. In addition to serving as a fire bell, it was rung four times each day: 12 noon, 1:00 PM, 6:00 PM, and 9:00 PM. The bell and its tower, at the corner of Main Street and Wrights Avenue West, were disposed of in the late 1960s. The bell’s whereabouts were unknown until it was discovered on the bottom of a nearby lake. The monument also commemorates local pioneers, veterans, and the founding municipal council, and schools that operated in the area through the years:
School
Period of Operation
1909-1979
1916-1966
1884-1960
1921-1940
1893-1945
1916-1945
Lakedale School No. 1690
1914-1960
1903-1938
1910-1968
1889-1965
1884-1967
1884-1967
1884-1967
1894-1967
1907-1963
Pelly Trail School No. 37
1968-present
Photos & Coordinates
Silver Creek Centennial Monument (June 2012)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.73443, W101.01970
denoted by symbol on the map above
Sources:
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 13 February 2021
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