These two monuments near the Customs Office in the Rural Municipality of Piney commemorate the boundaries of the Province of Manitoba as they were in 1870, when it joined Confederation.
Postage Stamp Province Plaques (2011)
Source: Peter McLure
Postage Stamp Province Plaque (July 2024)
Source: Jordan SawatzkySite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.00065, W95.97848
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)
MHM Postage Stamp Province - Piney MB, Waymarking.
We thank Jordan Sawatzky for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Peter McLure and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 3 August 2024
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