Historic Places ln Southwestern Manitoba Map #3 / Deloraine - Whitewater

Post Offices Abigail / Whitewater 12-4-21 1884 14-4-21 Changed to Whitewater D. Duncan Joseph McCutcheon Coatstone 32-2-22 1910 – 1916 William Brown Sr. Dand 27-4-23 1914 – 1969 H.A. Fogel Deloraine 19-2-22 NE 30-2-22 3-3-23 1882 George F. Newcombe, Dominion Lands Officer, also served as postmaster until 1883. Apparently the post office there was located in the same building as the land office where all those filing for homesteads had to register. James Cavers was the first postmaster located in his general store in the village of “Old Deloraine”. Regent / Wapaha 20-4-21 1884 E. B. Madill home 1915, the name was changed to Regent and relocated on 36-4-22 W.P.M. with A. P. McClue as postmaster. This was upon completion of the Lauder railway line. Turtle Mountain City 32-2-21 1882 - 1909 A.N. Tregent in charge, had a partner by the name of Beck. They had a small store and also sold walking plows and harrows made of oak from the Turtle Mountains. Wapaha / Regent 20-4-21 – 1884 30-4-21 1889 In the E. B. Madill home and was closed on May 4, 1888 However it re-opened May 1,1889, with John Hymers in charge. On May 1, 1915, the name was changed to Regent and relocated on 36-4-22 W.P.M. with A. P. McClue as postmaster. This was upon completion of the Lauder railway line. Whitewater (Village) 1889 – 1969 George Morton (Store) Schools Rural Churches Bidford - Parsonage? Rural Cemeteries Other Sites Pre-Contact Sites www.virtualmanitoba.com