A monument in the Municipality of Riverdale, constructed in August 1996, marks the location of Pendennis. Established in 1903 and named by the federal government for a character in the 19th century novel The History of Pendennis, Pendennis hosted a station on the CPR Lenore Subdivision. Its post office closed in 1937 and the last vestige was gone by March 1964, when the Manitoba Pool grain elevator was destroyed by fire. The remaining buildings were moved to the Chapman Museum.
Period
Agent / Buyer
1942-1943
C. R. White
1943-1947
?
1947-1949
C. R. White
1949-1959
D. K. Robbins
1959-1960
?
1960-1964
G. W. Woods
Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Pendennis (August 1948)
Source: S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University, Manitoba Pool Fonds (Cooperator WCPI)
View of Pendennis showing the grain elevator, livestock loading shoot, and train station (1950s)
Source: James Frank
Pendennis post office and general store, with proprietor Charles Fox and his pony Daisy (no date)
Source: James Frank
Pendennis commemorative monument (September 2011)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.97522, W100.18166
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Chapman Museum (Municipality of Riverdale)
“Pendennis district has cairn as a tribute,” Rivers Banner, 26 August 1996, page 1.
Manitoba Pool Fonds, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University.
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
We thank James Frank for providing information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 4 February 2019
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