Historic Sites of Manitoba: Lake of the Woods Grain Elevator (Harmsworth, RM of Wallace-Woodworth)

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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

A wooden grain elevator at the railway siding of Harmsworth, on the CPR Rocanville Subdivision in what is now the Rural Municipality of Wallace-Woodworth, was built by W. W. King for the Lake of the Woods Milling Company of Winnipeg in 1910. It was sold to Manitoba Pool Elevators in 1960 and operated by the McAuley Pool Association until 1962 when it was closed and sold to private interests the following year. As of early 2016, it was still in use for private grain storage.

Agents / Buyers

Period	Agent / Buyer
1910-?	Gordon Caldwell
?-1922	Harold Brown
1922-1927	Carl Winkler (1878-1937)
1927-1960	Edward Alexander “Alex” Winkler (1904-1978)
1960-1962	Jim Henderson

Photos & Coordinates

Lake of the Woods grain elevator at Harmsworth (no date) by George Harding Harris Source: Archives of Manitoba, George Harris fonds, Acc. 1979-141, P7447, Album 2, Page 7. Former Lake of the Woods grain elevator at Harmsworth (July 2015) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Former Lake of the Woods grain elevator at Harmsworth (August 2018) Source: Vicki Derksen-Duhame Former Lake of the Woods grain elevator at Harmsworth (August 2018) Source: Vicki Derksen-Duhame Aerial view of former Lake of the Woods grain elevator at Harmsworth (August 2018) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Aerial view of former Lake of the Woods grain elevator at Harmsworth (August 2019) Source: Steve Boyko Former Lake of the Woods grain elevator at Harmsworth (July 2024) Source: Jean McManus Former Lake of the Woods grain elevator at Harmsworth (July 2024) Source: Jean McManus Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.97137, W100.98610 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Lake of the Woods Grain Elevator (Cameron, Municipality of Two Borders)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Lake of the Woods Grain Elevator (Elva, Municipality of Two Borders)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Lake of the Woods Building (212 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg)

Sources:

Birth registration [Edward Alexander Winkler], Manitoba Vital Statistics.

Record of Country Elevator Receipts, Expenses 1922-23 to and including 1955-156, Lake of the Woods Milling Company Limited, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections, Ogilvie Flour Mills fonds, MSS120-L-128.

Prairie Neighbours, 1881-1981 by The Four Corners History Club, 1981, page 15.

Edward Alexander Winkler, FamilySearch.

Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.

We thank Steve Boyko, Vicki Derksen-Duhame, and Jean McManus for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 30 December 2024

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