This shop in the Rural Municipality of St. Francois Xavier was constructed in 1931 by local blacksmith Henry Warkentin. It is a municipally designated historic site as of 1994.
Warkentin Blacksmith Shop (2010)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Warkentin Blacksmith Shop (June 2017)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.96346, W97.62904
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites
Warkentin Blacksmith Shop, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.
We thank Shirley Christianson and George Penner for providing information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 7 October 2022
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