In 1881, this site in the Municipality of Oakland-Wawanesa was surveyed as a town site by J. W. Vaughan. It was eventually abandoned in favour of Wawanesa.
The former hotel from Souris City at right after it was moved across the Souris River and renovated into a private residence (no date)
Source: Oakland Echoes, 1879-1970 by J. B. Rome, 1970. [Manitoba Legislative Library]
The former Souris City site, in the lower left corner of this aerial view (circa 2005)
Source: Ken StorieSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.56876, W99.73512
denoted by symbol on the map above
This list of Souris City residents around 1881 is drawn from Rome (1970), page 156.
Resident
Occupation
John Ellridge
Carpenter
George Haighs
Blacksmith
Physician
Richard Kinley
Hotelkeeper
Rev. Kelly
Presbyterian cleric
Thomas Nickel
Postmaster
Mary Nichol
School teacher
Sam Wilkes
General store
Rev. Robinson
Methodist cleric
See also:
Souris City, False Starts by Ken Storie.
Souris City by Clifford R. McFadden, Manitoba Pageant, Volume 17, Number 3, Winter 1972
Oakland Echoes, 1879-1970 by J. B. Rome, 1970. [Manitoba Legislative Library]
We thank Ken Storie for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 6 June 2020
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