A small wooden grain elevator in the Municipality of Norfolk Treherne was built in 1901 by William Twiss Grogan (1860-1919) and his family. Local lore holds that it was made using lumber made from logs salvaged from a log jam in the nearby Assiniboine River. Sold to the Dobbin family along with the surrounding farm land in 1911, the structure remains in good repair, containing the original leg, and is still used for on-farm grain storage.
Dobbin family grain elevator (September 2017)
Source: Jason Dobbin
Dobbin family grain elevator (May 2018)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Dobbin family grain elevator (July 2024)
Source: Jean McManus
Dobbin family grain elevator (July 2024)
Source: Jean McManusSite Location (lat/long): N49.75336, W98.77870
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Lake of the Woods Grain Elevator / Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator (Elva, Municipality of Two Borders)
Tiger Hills to the Assiniboine: A History of Treherne and Surrounding District by Treherne Area History Committee, 1976, page 174.
We thank Jean McManus for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Jason Dobbin and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 4 December 2024
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