Wawanesa
Cemetery
Construction Date: 1891 / 1893
Location: NE 23-1-17
Original Owner / Builder: Land purchased from Samuel Lyle
Features of Interest:
First burial 1891 - Land Purchased in 1893
Location on edge of ravine
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Wawanesa
War Memorial
Construction Date: 1921
Location: Cliff Street
Features of Interest:
Fine location for a Monument - overlooking valley
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Methven
Cemetery
Construction Date: 1891
Location: SE 33-7-17
Features of Interest:
First burial - Benjamin Banting , 1891
Methven village created with the arrival of the long-promised CPR
branch line
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Rounthwaite
Cemetery
Construction Date: 1882
Location: SW 23-8-18
Original Owner / Builder:
Features of Interest:
- Rounthwaite (officially Naughton) situated nearby in 1882 – relocated
to be on the Wawanesa - Brandon RR line. St. John the Divine Anglican
Church built here in 1882 – moved with the village – now in Wawanesa at
the Sipiweske Museum
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Smith
Family Cemetery
Construction Date: 1883
Location: E 18-7-17
Original Owner / Builder: Rueben Smith Family
Features of Interest:
On private land with public access
- well-conceived sign
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Patterson
Family Cemetery
Construction Date: ca. 1900
Location: NW 1-7-18
Original Owner / Builder: William & Jane Patterson familty
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Former
David Thompson Cairn
Construction Date: 1929
Location: Cliff Street
Features of Interest:
Unveiled by noted historian Dr. Stewart of Ninette
- Commemorated David Thompson’s work and travels in the region in
1897-98
- located on ground that slumped as the cliff was undecut by the
river
- plaque now placed in front of the Village Office, near the Sipiweske
Museum
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Millenium
Park
Construction Date: 2000-2001
Location: Seventh Street
Original Owner / Builder:
Busts by Peter Sawatzky – known for his representations of wildlife -
his first of people
Features of Interest:
- Commemorates several people and institutions that are important to
Wawanesa’s History;
Tributes to: Alonzo Kempton, Nellie McLung, Wawanesa History and The
Wawanesa Mutual
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