Historic Places ln Southwestern Manitoba

Map #4 / Boissevain - Wakopa













Post Offices

Alcester
Sec. 2, Twp. 5, R. 19, W - 1884-04-01
James Johnston

Adelpha
3-2-19 - 1884 – 1892
Edward Dodd

Bannerman
15-1-18
1908 – 1956
John Spafford

Boissevain
November 1, 1886, ten months after the first train arrived on December 25, 1885. Alex McKnight was the postmaster.


Desford
15-2-20 (1882 - 1896)
14-2-19 (1908 - 1955)
Erskine Nicoll - in his store

Dunallen
34-4-20
1891  - 1926
Facey farm home.

Fairburn
4-3-19 
1884 - 1893.
Samuel Oke


Haviland
10-4-20
1887 - 1892.

Hyder – see Rowland

Lyonshall
32-2-18
1884 – 1906
Orson Martin


Nimita (Nimitau)
31-3-20
1884 - 1886
Nimita (Indian for Wise Ones or Council), on 34-3-20 W.P.M., opened with James Rae in charge and closed two years later on when the post office opened in Boissevain.

Ninga / Lyonshall 
28-2-18
April 1, 1884 - January 8, 1906.
Orson Martin

The name was changed to Lyonshall with Samuel Jones in charge, on November 1, 1889, while the former name was given to the new office located on 19-3-18 W.P.M. on December 1, 1889, with William McKnight as postmaster.

Rayfield
32-3-19
1884 – 1888
William Neigh
W. Latimer farm home

Rowland / Hyder
10-4-18
December 1, 1884  November 3, 1918.

George Haight tending the office. On July 1, 1895, the name was changed to Hyder.

Wakopa (Lariviere) 
29-1-18 
32-1-18
1882 - 1969
Lariviere, renamed Wakopa (White Father) by the local Indians who admired the old white-haired man who owned the trading post so named. The postmaster was Lariviere's son in law, Clovis Guerin. Later moved to the village.

Wassewa
19-2-20
24/2/21
August 1, 1885 – 1923
George Morton was the postmaster. Records do not indicate when it closed. Wassewa (meaning good or friendly light) was named by the Indians because of the beacon light kept burning at the gate as a guide to travellers along the Commission and Morton Trails. Moved in 1906. Henry Wood was the last postmaster.

Schools


Rural Churches

All Saints Anglican

Burnside
NW 19-2-19 ?
1890 - 1925

Rowland United Church
13-4-18
Still standing in 2018

St. John's Anglican (Desford)
14-2-20 
1899 - 1965
Rural Cemeteries

All Saints

Wakopa Cemetery


Other Sites

Desford Cairn
15-2-19

Wakopa Cairn
NE29-1-18

Bannerman Sign
15-1-18

Pre-Contact Sites




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