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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Coronation Park Monument (23rd Street, Brandon)
On 12 May 1937, a fieldstone monument was unveiled and a tree was planted in Brandon’s Coronation Park to commemorate the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
Coronation Park commemorative monument (October 2012)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Coronation Park commemorative monument (May 2021)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.84421, W99.96962
denoted by symbol on the map above
Sources:
“Trees planted as memorial of Coronation Day,” Brandon Sun, 13 May 1937, page 14.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 9 May 2021
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