 Belmont Area / 2. Hilton   This United Church, built in 1952, is a designated as a municipal historic site. It replaced and earlier Church that was destroyed by fire. In 1889 the Northern Pacific and Manitoba Railway began constructing a line that began at Morris and ended in Brandon. Hilton was on of the many villages created along that line. By 1895 it had a population of 200 and a full range of rural village businesses.  Note the small station - a lifeline to the rest of the world, and the two elevators – as vital economic presence. As you stroll around the almost deserted village try to visualize the place s it once was.  Can you spot this housß∑e in the earlier photo?      Monuments commemorating the Hiltonmye School and the Village were unveiled in 1987. The name Hilton was already taken by a school to the west that was opened before the village was created   This cemetery is situated about a kilometre west of the village. Is 1894 land on was donated by John and James Scott for the Cemetery. The rows of Scotch Pines were plantd in 1982. N49.502823 W 99.541185  |
