On 15 July 1870, Manitoba became a Canadian province. It then measured about 209 kilometers (130 miles) east to west and 177 kilometers (110 miles) north to south, with an area of 36,073 square kilometers (13,928 square miles). Its size and shape gave it the nickname “the Postage Stamp province”. Near this site in the Rural Municipality of St. Laurent ran the original northern boundary, which was extended in 1881 and 1912.
Postage Stamp Province 1870 Plaque (October 2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Postage Stamp Province 1870 Plaque (July 2024)
Source: Rose KuzinaSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.51399, W98.01487
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Postage Stamp Province 1870 (RM of Alexander)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Postage Stamp Province 1870 (Gladstone)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Postage Stamp Province 1870 (Lac du Bonnet)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Postage Stamp Province 1870 (RM of Glenella-Lansdowne)
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 (RM of Piney)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Postage Stamp Province 1870 (Winnipeg Beach)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Northern Manitoba Plaque
We thank Rose Kuzina for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 8 August 2024
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