This monument, dedicated on 4 July 1981, commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Lowes family in the Rural Municipality of Cornwallis. In 1881, John Wesley Lowes and his wife Sarah homesteaded SW32-9-19W and their son James A. Lowes homesteaded E32-9-19W. Another son was Thomas H. Lowes.
Lowes Homestead Monument (October 2011)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.79151, W100.00775
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Thomas Hetherington Lowes (1872-1953)
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 23 January 2021
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