A rock monument at this site in the Municipality of Hamiota marks the site of Kerr School, which operated here from 1882 to 1913. The monument, erected in 1970, also commemorates the first Hamiota post office (1884-1890).
Kerr School commemorative monument (September 2011)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.15231, W100.55663
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Kerr School No. 2204 (Municipality of Ethelbert)
One Hundred Years in the History of the Rural Schools of Manitoba: Their Formation, Reorganization and Dissolution (1871-1971) by Mary B. Perfect, MEd thesis, University of Manitoba, April 1978.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 30 January 2021
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