In 1899, this site in the Rural Municipality of Mossey River became the Jewish farming community of Gruber, established by NAME. By 1907, most of the settlers recruited by Gruber had returned to Winnipeg and, by 1915, it was mostly gone.
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N51.62270, W99.94332
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Eliezer [Leiser] Gruber (1842-1919)
This page was prepared by John Lehr and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 9 September 2022
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