 Margaret & Area / Margaret  In 1891’s, pioneer John Magwood applied for and received a Post Office, which he named Margaret after his mother. It was located in his home, about a kilometre north of the current village. Margaret was registered as a village in 1900.  King’s United Church King’s United Church, built in 1900, was named in honour of Rev. John King, the first Principal of Manitoba College. At first Presbyterians and Methodists shared the facility. They began worshiping together long before Church Union in 1925.  The Rink The rink was built in 1947 using Dring rafters from Boissevain. The School Yard A monument dedicated in 1970 on the site of the Margaret School, celebrates the region’s original schools.  The Nelson Creek Bridge  This abandoned concrete arch bridge over Nelson Creek was constructed between 1916 and 1917 just north of Margaret.     Margaret Cemetery The first burial in the Margaret Cemetery was William McKellar, in 1888 N 49.41442, W 99.85717  This cemetery contains a monument, unveiled in June 1921, commemorating men of the local area killed during military service in the First World War and Second World War. The first verse of “In Flander’s Fields” is inscribed on the base. |
