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Site Inventory / Page 8 / Tilston & Area


The first settlers had chosen a site roughly two miles east of the present site of Tilston and established a community they called Eagleton. When the C.P.R. brought the railway through in 1907, they established the town at the current location and the name Tilston was chosen. Mr. Harold Bateman had submitted the name Tilston as it was his home town in England.
 


Tilston was the end of the C.P.R. line, with a Y turn around which ran across what is now the sports ground. In 1911, the extension of the line to Alida was commenced. With the coming of the C.P.R. and the starting of the town, more settlers arrived and among the early buildings was a boarding house, a hardware, a blacksmith shop, a small school building, and a box car for a station.
 


Railway Avenue, Tilston




Village Map



 
A.1 –  R.M. of Albert Building
A.2 –  Former Municipal Office
B.1 –  Tilston United Church
C.1 –  McLeanHouse
C.2 –  Jones House
C.3 –  Mb. Pool House
C.4 –  Berns House
C.5 –  Sterling House
D.1 –  Pool Elevator
D.2 –  Lake of the Woods Elevator
D.3 –  Royal Bank Building
D.4. - Former CPR Station
E.1 –  Tilston School
F.1 –  Tilston Cemetery
F.2 –  Tilston Catholic Cemetery
J.1 –  Tilston Hall
J.2 –  Tilston Rink
K.1 –  Tilston Prairie Orchard

 
 




R.M. of Albert Building
Morris St.
556.A.1
1951


 


Former Municipal Office

Morris St.
556.A.2
ca. 1906

As of 2016 this building has been re-purposed as a guest house – popular in the hunting season.





Municipal Office - 1984
 

 


556.B.1 - Tilston United Church
31 Morris St.
556.B.1.
1923

In the first years Presbyterian or a Methodist Minister served it. Consolidation in 1925.







McLean House
Schultz St.
556.C.1
ca. 1910



 

Jones House
Archibald Street
556.C.2.
Ca. 1910



 
 
Former Mb. Pool House

Railway Ave.
556.C.3.
ca. 1910
 


 

Berns House
Schultz St.
556.C.4 .
Ca. 1910





Sterling House

Railway Ave.
556.C.5 .
ca. 1915


 
 

Pool Elevator
Railway Ave.
556.D.1.
1928

Manitoba Cooperative Elevator Association, also known as the Manitoba Pool
Annex – ca. 1950



"TILSTON / Co-Operative Elevator Association / POOL NO. 61 / Service At Cost"

The gray, metal-sided frame annex probably was built in the 1940s or 50s, as many of these were erected for temporary storage during the post-war years.

  


 

Lake of the Woods Elevator

Railway Ave.
556.D.2.
1949

Lake of the Woods Milling Co. built the 25,000-bushel east elevator in 1949, after fire destroyed its older Tilston facility. “Five Roses Flour”, the company’s signature brand, was painted on the side.

"Five Roses Flour” Logo

Sold to Manitoba Pool in 1959, became Pool Elevator B
30000 bushel annex.

The CP Alida subdivision used to serve this town but it was abandoned in 1978.

Basic machinery that still functions after 53 years in operation.

There is an old manual manlift and a wood leg with woven-to-width cotton belting and Salem steel buckets. When the original rope drive to the leg broke, Everett moved a new, 1,100-lb. electric motor to the headhouse on the manlift. A rope from the lift to his grain truck created a counterweight.


   
 

Former Royal Bank
Railway Ave.
556.D.3.
1919

Built as a 2-storey building – Royal Bank, closed in 1935.

Once Lamonby’s Store
Imperial Oil Dealers: Bourque, Tom – 1939 - 1950
Burrill, Cliff 1950 - 1973

Also used as a Residence, and as of 2016, storage for the Municipality

Frame / Metal siding

 
 




Tilston CPR Station
Tilston
566. D.4
1910
GPS: N49.396115  W101.313913

M. Desender purchased the building from the CPR. The top half of the 2-story station sits vacant and in disrepair.




 

 
Tilston Cattle Coop Loading Pens
Tilston
566.D.5
ca. 1970
GPS:  N49.392356 W 101.323766

Built by Tilston Cattle Coop   -  Manson Moir & others.

A small group of cattle producers formed a coop for the purpose of more efficiently marketing their cattle. They built this modest loading platform and pen just west of the elevators in Tilston. Trucks were contracted to take the cattle to market.
 
 




Tilston Cemetery
NE 15-5-29
566.F.1
1908
GPS:  N49.39941, W101.30360

Land purchased from the Kildahl estate.
First petition to purchase land for the cemetery was in 1908.



 
 
Tilston Catholic Cemetery
E 17-5-29
566.F.2
1927
GPS:  N49.39278, W101.32504

Has a monument commemorating the Tilston St. Anthony Catholic Church, established in 1927.
Closed 1993



Church moved to a site near Kemnay - used as a music studio.



 

Tilston School
Morris St.
556.E.1.
1947

Monument erected 1990
Closed 1987

 

First School, built as Eagleton
 


 

Border Marker
SE 19-5-29
581.F.3
 1969
GPS: N49.399621  W392133



Cement cairn marks the border between Saskatchewan and Manitoba directly east of Tilston

 





  
Moir Century Farm

The home of Manson & Barbara Moir was built by  Manson, William & Eliza Jane Manson.
Later the residence of George Moir and Wilda (Manson).

 



 
Xavier Berns Farmhouse

The east half of 6-5-29 was purchased and, in the spring of 1928, Xavier and Hannah moved to the west half of 6-5-29. In the fall of 1928, a two story home was built.



 

Tilston Community Centre
Morris St.
556.J.1.
1944
 

 
The Hall in 1944
 


Rink
RR. Ave.
556.J.2 .
1927

 


 

Tilston Prairie Orchard
Tilston
302. K.1
2014
GPS: N49.487803  W101.944948

Located on the Sports Grounds.

A Forest Enhancement Program sponsored by the West Souris River Conservation District and Manitoba Hydro.