Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator (Woodnorth, RM of Pipestone)

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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

A wooden grain elevator at Woodnorth, on the CNR Cromer Subdivision in the Rural Municipality of Pipestone, was built by Manitoba Pool Elevators in 1960 to replace an existing elevator at the site, built in 1928, which was then converted into an annex. The total capacity of the two elevators was 56,200 bushels. Closed in September 1981, the newer elevator was moved to Cromer two months later. The older elevator was demolished in February 1982 and the agent’s residence was moved to Cromer that August.

Agents / Buyers

Period	Agent / Buyer
1928-1932	W. M. Stewart
1932-1933	Harry Johnson
1933-1945	W. M. Stewart
1945-1949	M. Liscum
1949-1953	Jock B. Amos
1953-1974	R. C. Scharff
1974-1981	Howard Williams

Photos & Coordinates

Aerial view of the Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Woodnorth (1968) Source: Manitoba Air Photo Library, A20434-140 Manitoba Pool grain elevators at Woodnorth (1960) by Earl Gordon Johnston Source: Shelley Johnston-Frith Manitoba Pool grain elevator from Woodnorth being moved to Cromer (1982) Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections) Site Location (lat/long): N49.73156, W101.08277 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator A (Cromer, RM of Pipestone)

Sources:

Grain Elevators in Canada, compiled by Board of Grain Commissioners for Canada, Winnipeg, 1912-1930, 1930-1953, 1953-1998 [Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries], 1998-2016 [Canadian Grain Commission].

Memories of Lorne, 1880-1980: A History of the Municipality of Lorne, c1980, page 275.

The Sequel to Trails Along the Pipestone, RM Pipestone History Committee, 2008, page 38.

Manitoba Pool Fonds, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University.

We thank Shelley Johnston-Frith for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Denis Sabourin (Denis Sabourin Geomatics).

Page revised: 10 October 2022

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