Historic Sites of Manitoba: United Grain Growers Grain Elevator 1 (First Avenue SE, Dauphin)

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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

A grain elevator at Dauphin, on the CNR Gladstone Subdivision, was operated by United Grain Growers since around 1918. It was demolished in July 1996.

Agents / Buyers

Period

Agent / Buyer

1912-1940

William “Bill” Heard

1940-1953

D. L. Russell Warren

1953-1960

Gordon E. McLean

1960-1963

Arnold Ruf

1963-1967

Ed Salamanowicz

1967-1982

Joe W. Albert

1982-1984

Gilbert Daoust

Photos & Coordinates

United Grain Growers grain elevator 1 at Dauphin

United Grain Growers grain elevator 1 at Dauphin (1981)
Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections)

United Grain Growers grain elevator 1 at Dauphin

United Grain Growers grain elevator 1 at Dauphin (September 1984) by John Everitt
Source: Everitt Collection, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University, JCE-0518.

United Grain Growers grain elevator 1 at Dauphin

United Grain Growers grain elevator 1 at Dauphin (September 1985) by John Everitt
Source: Everitt Collection, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University, JCE-0507.

 

Site Location (lat/long): N51.14887, W100.05009
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator A / Pioneer Grain Elevator (Dauphin)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator C (Jackson Street, Dauphin)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevators A and B (First Avenue SW, Dauphin)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Lake of the Woods Grain Elevator / Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator D / United Grain Growers Grain Elevator 2 (First Avenue SW, Dauphin)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: National Grain Elevator / Cargill Grain Elevator (First Avenue SW, Dauphin)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Searle Grain Elevator / Federal Grain Elevator (First Avenue SE, Dauphin)

Sources:

Dauphin Valley Spans the Years by Dauphin Historical Society, 1970, pages 213-214.

We thank Mark Perry and James Kostuchuk for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 13 January 2024

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