Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator A (Rosenfeld, Municipality of Rhineland)

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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

A wooden grain elevator at Rosenfeld, on the CPR Carman Subdivision in the Rural Municipality of Rhineland, was built in 1948 by Manitoba Pool Elevators. Renovated in 1969 and 1983, an annex was built beside it in 1968. Closed around 1996, replaced by a large terminal near Letellier, it demolished in mid-2001.

Agents / Buyers

Period

Agent / Buyer

1959-1960

B. G. Wiebe

1960-1963

Frank D. Bergen

1963-1970

H. Lavern Wiebe

1970-1972

Q. M. Klassen

1972-1979

Jake I. Derksen

1979-1986

Ronald E. Dyck

1986-1996

Benny Peters

Photos & Coordinates

Aerial view of the Manitoba Pool grain elevators B (left) and A (right) at Rosenfeld

Aerial view of the Manitoba Pool grain elevators B (left) and A (right) at Rosenfeld (1980s)
Source: S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University

Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator A

Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator A (no date)
Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections)

Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator A

Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator A (June 1999)
Source: George Penner

Site Location (lat/long): N49.19736, W97.55133
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator B (Rosenfeld, Municipality of Rhineland)

Sources:

Manitoba Pool Fonds, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University.

“Manitoba Pool to build large grain terminal at Letellier,” Steinbach Carillon, 31 July 1996, page 8.

“Elevator to raise heritage pride,” Winnipeg Free Press, 13 May 2002, page 8.

We thank Glenn Dickson and George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 13 September 2021

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