Historic Sites of Manitoba: Altamont Grain Elevator Monument (Altamont, Municipality of Lorne)

A monument in Altamont, on the CNR Miami Subdivision in the Municipality of Lorne, commemorates local grain elevators and the men who operated them.

Aerial view of Altamont with the Manitoba Pool (right) and United Grain Growers (left) elevators

Aerial view of Altamont with the Manitoba Pool (right) and United Grain Growers (left) elevators (June 1992) by John Everitt
Source: Everitt Collection, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University, JCE-0995.

Altamont Elevator Monument

Altamont Elevator Monument (September 2012)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Altamont Elevator Monument

Altamont Elevator Monument (September 2023)
Source: Rose Kuzina

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.39940, W98.49526
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator (Altamont, Municipality of Lorne)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: United Grain Growers Grain Elevator 1 (Altamont, Municipality of Lorne)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Ogilvie Grain Elevator / United Grain Growers Grain Elevator 2 (Altamont, Municipality of Lorne)

Sources:

We thank Rose Kuzina for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and John Everitt.

Page revised: 26 November 2023

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