In 1912, the northern boundary of Manitoba was extended from a point two miles south of here to the 60th parallel of latitude. This acquisition of 178,000 square miles gave the province an ocean coast line on Hudson Bay, new resources in forests, minerals and water power, and reunited the old north of the fur trade with the new south of agricultural settlement.
This plaque was installed around 1970 by the Historic Sites Advisory Board of Manitoba. It stands alongside an abandoned portion of Highway #10 near an abandoned bridge over the Red Deer River.
Northern Manitoba Plaque (August 2005)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Northern Manitoba Plaque (November 2025)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N52.87681, W101.04786
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Postage Stamp Province 1870 (RM of St. Clements)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Postage Stamp Province 1870 (Gladstone, Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Postage Stamp Province 1870 (Lac du Bonnet)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Postage Stamp Province 1870 (Mariapolis, Municipality of Lorne)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Postage Stamp Province 1870 (Municipality of Louise)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Postage Stamp Province 1870 (Municipality of Glenella-Lansdowne)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Postage Stamp Province 1870 (RM of Piney)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Postage Stamp Province 1870 (Prospect Street, Winnipeg Beach)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Northern Manitoba Plaque (Northern Manitoba)
From Postage Stamp to Keystone by Douglas Kemp, Manitoba Pageant, April 1956
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 11 November 2025
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