A fieldstone monument marks the former site of Miniota School in the Municipality of Prairie View. Established formally in April 1885, a school operated here until 1912, when it became part of the Miniota Consolidated School District No. 680 in Miniota.
Miniota School commemorative monument (October 2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Miniota School commemorative monument (July 2022)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.18169, W101.02587
denoted by symbol on the map above
One Hundred Years in the History of the Rural Schools of Manitoba: Their Formation, Reorganization and Dissolution (1871-1971) by Mary B. Perfect, MEd thesis, University of Manitoba, April 1978.
We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 11 July 2022
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