Historic Sites of Manitoba: Wiley Low Grain Elevator / Federal Grain Elevator 1 (Norton Avenue, Miami, RM of Thompson)

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A wooden grain elevator in Miami, on the CNR Miami Subdivision in the Rural Municipality of Thompson, was built by Wiley Low & Company in 1921, and sold to Federal Grain in 1932. Re-sold to Manitoba Pool in 1972, two years later it was moved beside the Manitoba Pool A elevator and converted into an annex.

Agents / Buyers

Period

Agent / Buyer

?-?

Walter Bulmer

1933-1950

Hiram Bingham

1950-1970

Raymond Angers

1970-1972

?

1972-1974

See Manitoba Pool A

Photos & Coordinates

United Grain Growers grain elevator at Miami

Federal grain elevator at Miami (1964)
Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections)

Site Location (lat/long): N49.37006, W98.24542
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator A (Norton Avenue, Miami, RM of Thompson)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Miami Farmers Grain Elevator / Canadian Consolidated Grain Elevator / United Grain Growers Grain Elevator / Federal Grain Elevator 2 / Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator B (Norton Avenue, Miami, RM of Thompson)

Sources:

Miami & R.M. of Thompson Chronicles by R.M. of Thompson History Book Committee, 1998, page 66.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 4 May 2023

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