Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator A (Dropmore, RM of Riding Mountain West)

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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

A wooden grain elevator at Dropmore, on the CNR Tonkin Subdivision in what is now the Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West, was built in 1928 by United Grain Growers and sold later the same year to Manitoba Pool Elevators. Designated as Pool A at this site, the elevator was closed in July 1971 and demolished in 1972.

Agents / Buyers

Period	Agent / Buyer
1927-1933	J. A. Grundy
1933-1935	Sydney M. Finkbeiner
1935-1937	G. Rusk
1937-1938	Closed
1938-1940	John W. “Jack” Hyslop (1901-?)
1940-1941	A. L. Earley
1941-1943	J. C. White
1943-1947	Harvey Munro
1947-1952	W. R. Robb
1952-1953	S. J. Anderson
1953-1954	W. R. Robb
1954-1969	William Neilson
1970-1971	Colin J. Wilson

Photos & Coordinates

Aerial view of grain elevators at Dropmore, with Manitoba Pool A on the right (1964) Source: Manitoba Air Photo Library, A18664-7 Site Location (lat/long): N51.01560, W101.44170 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: British America Grain Elevator / United Grain Growers Grain Elevator / Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator B (Dropmore, RM of Riding Mountain West)

Sources:

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

Then and Now: Dropmore, Castleavery, Grainsby, Rochedale by Betty Bauereiss, Marcon Consulting, 1995, pages 35, 294.

This page was prepared by Denis Sabourin and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 9 October 2022

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