Historic Sites of Manitoba: Dominion Post Office Building (23 Railway Street, Pilot Mound, Municipality of Louise)

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This one-storey brick veneer building on Railway Street in Pilot Mound was constructed in 1964 by G. L. Holmes of Cartwright, at a cost of $18,475.

Postmasters

Period

Postmasters

1880-1901

J. M. Fraser

1901-1907

James Bryson Baird (1859-1939)

1907-1912

Margaret Louise Teskey Baird (1857-1940)

1912-1927

William Albert Morden (1861-1927)

1927-1960

James Clarke Winram

1961-1966

Grace A. Weiner

1966-1976

Frank Leslie McKay

1976-1977

Frank W. Wilson

1977-1984

J. Richard Clark

1984-1985

Lois J. Bridges

1985-1987

Robert Saurette

Photos & Coordinates

Post office building at Pilot Mound

Post office building at Pilot Mound (September 2020)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.20170, W98.89391
denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

“Post office changes,” Winnipeg Tribune, 1 June 1907, page 3.

Death registration [William Albert Morden], Manitoba Vital Statistics.

“Building contracts awarded,” Winnipeg Free Press, 20 January 1964, page 7.

Post Offices and Postmasters, Library and Archives Canada.

This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 17 October 2020

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