Formerly located along Provincial Road 502 at Lac du Bonnet, on the CPR Lac du Bonnet Subdivision, an eight-sided cedar-covered octagonal railway tower sat atop a concrete foundation. Inside was a steel water tank having a capacity of 181,840 litres (40,000 gallons). Built in 1901, it was used to supply steam locomotives of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The tower has been demolished and no vestige of it remains today.
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.26095, W96.05584
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
MHS Centennial Business: Canadian Pacific Railway Company / CPKC
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Canadian Pacific Railway Section House (Provincial Road 502, Lac du Bonnet)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Canadian Pacific Railway Station (Provincial Road 502, Lac du Bonnet)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Canadian Pacific Railway Station (First Street, Lac du Bonnet)
Logs & Lines From the Winnipeg River: A History of the Lac du Bonnet Area by Lac du Bonnet History Book Committee, 1980, pages 215, 244.
The End of the Line by Jennifer Strassel, Window On Our Past, 5 March 2021.
Canadian Pacific Railway, Lac du Bonnet Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee, 26 January 2024.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 20 February 2025
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