A wooden grain elevator northwest of Silverton in the Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West was built in the 1970s by Clarence Klimack on the original farmstead of Edward “Ed” Hammond (1874-1951) for on-farm grain storage.
Hammond Family Grain Elevator (May 2019)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.77232, W101.17843
denoted by symbol on the map above
The Rural Municipality of Silver Creek: 1884-1984 by Silver Creek Historical Committee, 1983, pages 269-271.
We thank Jim Lungal for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 5 July 2022
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