A 30,000-bushel wooden grain elevator at Rathwell, on the CPR Glenboro Subdivision in what is now the Municipality of Norfolk Treherne, was built before 1912 by the Rathwell Farmers Elevator Company. Sold to Paterson Grain in 1926, its capacity was increased in 1957 by the addition of an annex. In September 1969, it was sold to United Grain Growers, becoming its second elevator in Rathwell. Closed around 1983, it was later removed from the site.
Aerial view of the grain elevators at Rathwell, with UGG 2 at left, UGG 1 in middle, and Manitoba Pool at right (1980s)
Source: Manitoba Pool Fonds, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon UniversitySite Location (lat/long): N49.64576, W98.54498
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator / United Grain Growers Grain Elevator (Rathwell, Municipality of Norfolk Treherne)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: United Grain Growers Grain Elevator 1 (Rathwell, Municipality of Norfolk Treherne)
John Everitt Collection, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 22 January 2018
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