Historic Sites of Manitoba: Silver Creek Centennial Monument (Angusville, RM of Riding Mountain West)

This monument in Angusville in the Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West commemorates the 100th aniversary of the Rural Municipality of Silver Creek in 1984. It is topped by the former Angusville town bell. In addition to serving as a fire bell, it was rung four times each day: 12 noon, 1:00 PM, 6:00 PM, and 9:00 PM. The bell and its tower, at the corner of Main Street and Wrights Avenue West, were disposed of in the late 1960s. The bell’s whereabouts were unknown until it was discovered on the bottom of a nearby lake. The monument also commemorates local pioneers, veterans, and the founding municipal council, and schools that operated in the area through the years:

School	Period of Operation
Angus School No. 1487	1909-1979
Balfour School No. 1838	1916-1966
Boyle School No. 167	1884-1960
Colonsay School No. 2081	1921-1940
Clifford School No. 804	1893-1945
Jellicoe School No. 1836	1916-1945
Lakedale School No. 1690	1914-1960
Lidford School No. 1216	1903-1938
Lima School No. 1445	1910-1968
Minniska School No. 556	1889-1965
Seeburn School No. 452	1884-1967
St. Mary’s School No. 451	1884-1967
Silver Creek School No. 288	1884-1967
Stratford School No. 814	1894-1967
Tuckersmith School No. 1395	1907-1963
Pelly Trail School No. 37	1968-present

Photos & Coordinates

Silver Creek Centennial Monument (June 2012) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.73443, W101.01970 denoted by symbol on the map above

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This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 13 February 2021

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