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(Historic Sites of Manitoba)...
23. MOUNTAIN CITY 24-2-6w, Stanley Municipality
In 1875, F. T. Bradley, Collector of Customs at West Lynne and later Emerson, purchased the land on the St. Joe Trail. In July 1877 he had a portion of it surveyed a townsite in July 1877. The first business, a general store, was opened later that year. Thanks to Mr. Bradley's ceaseless promotion of his townsite, it gradually assumed an air of considerable prosperity. His choice of a location had been an auspicious one for with the arrival of the Mennonites to the West Reserve and the establishment of the Post Road, its western terminus was set at his townsite. Since the Pembina Hills are only a gentle rise at this point, it was almost certain that any railroad from the east would pass through Mountain City. In 1882, in anticipation of the arrival of the Southern Manitoba Colonization Railroad, more than $25,000 was spent on construction. Unfortunately, the line bypassed the town four miles to the north and
soon most of the town's buildings were relocated to Morden.
For more info visit the Pembina Manitou Archive
https://pembinamanitouarchive.ca/
