This monument at Sifton in the Rural Municipality of Dauphin commemorates businessman Willard McPhedrain. Topped with a symbolic spinning wheel, the monument recognizes McPhedrain as the founder of the Mary Maxim company, one of the largest mail-order companies in the world.
Willard McPhedrain Monument (May 2012)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N51.35763, W100.14201
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Willard S. McPhedrain (1903-1971)
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 24 January 2021
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