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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator B (Solsgirth, Municipality of Prairie View)
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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources
A wooden grain elevator in Solsgirth, on the CPR Bredenbury Subdivision in the Municipality of Prairie View, was built in 1928 by Manitoba Pool Elevators and renovated in 1985. Annexes were built beside it in 1951 (Overgaard style) and 1973 (crib style). The elevator is no longer present at the site.
Agents / Buyers
Period
Agent / Buyer
1928-1932
P. A. Finch
1932-1934
A. M. Graham
1934-1935
Alex Jack
1935-1940
A. W. Chapman
1940-1941
J. A. Reid
1941-1942
?
1942-1945
G. H. Kilburn
1945-1946
J. D. Mansell
1946-1949
J. A. Nelin
1949-1956
R. C. Richardson
1956-1966
W. Cecil Nichol
1966-1970
John A. Williamson
1970-1975
Ronald J. Falloon
1975-1979
Winston C. Curtis
1979-1982
Donald T. Leadbeater
1982-1997
Fred Haun
Photos & Coordinates
Construction of a balloon annex at the Solsgirth Pool elevator (1951)
Source: Earl Sande
Aerial view of the grain elevators at Solsgirth (1990s)
Source: S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University
The Manitoba Pool grain elevator Solsgirth (no date)
Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections)Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.49018, W100.91796
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Cargill Grain Elevator / Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator A / Private Grain Elevator (Solsgirth, Municipality of Prairie View)
Sources:
Manitoba Pool Fonds, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University.
We thank Earl Sande for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 5 March 2021
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