A 25,000-bushel grain elevator in Lyleton, in the Municipality of Two Borders, was built in 1926 and operated by the Paterson Grain Company. A 20,000-bushel balloon annex was built beside it in 1940. A 26,000-bushel crib annex was added in 1953. All were removed from the site by 2008.
Aerial view of the grain elevators at Lyleton (1980s)
Source: Manitoba Pool Collection, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University
Now-removed Paterson grain elevator at Lyleton, with Manitoba Pool elevator in the background (August 1992)
Source: Historic Resources Branch, Grain Elevator Inventory, slide 2121.Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.05819, W101.17503
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator (Lyleton, Municipality of Two Borders)
Digital orthophotographs, Manitoba Land Initiative, Government of Manitoba.
Paterson Grain Brief, Reg Forbes Collection, 17-2002, Series II, Box 4, Grain Handling and Transportation Commission, Area 2 - Waskada 1011, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 30 June 2019
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