Historic Sites of Manitoba: Federal Grain Elevator / Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator (Amaranth, RM of Alonsa)

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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

A wooden grain elevator at Amaranth, on the CNR Oakland Subdivision in Rural Municipality of Alonsa, was built by Federal Grain in 1946. Its initial 30,000-bushel capacity was increased with balloon annexes on each side of the elevator. Sold to Manitoba Pool in 1972, the facility was closed in August 1984 and later removed from the site.

Agents / Buyers

Period

Agent / Buyer

1946-1958

Jake Nichol

1958-1966

Harry Sellinger

1966-1984

Albert P. Jackson

Photos & Coordinates

Aerial view of grain elevator at Amaranth

Aerial view of grain elevator at Amaranth (1969)
Source: Manitoba Air Photo Library, A21175-29

Federal Grain elevator at Amaranth

Federal Grain elevator at Amaranth (no date)
Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections)

Federal Grain elevator at Amaranth

Federal Grain elevator at Amaranth (no date)
Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections)

Manitoba Pool elevator at Amaranth

Manitoba Pool elevator at Amaranth (no date)
Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections)

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.59179, W98.73405
denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

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

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].

Financial support for research reported on this page was provided by the Manitoba Heritage Grants Program (grant 19F-H51134, 2019-2020).

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

Page revised: 30 June 2021

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