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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5CD_dominion-lands-survey-system_Saint-Eustache-MB.html
The first marker of the Dominion Lands Survey was placed 10 July, 1871, on the Principal Meridian, about half a mile south of this site. The system, then inaugurated by Lieutenant Colonel J.S. Dennis, Surveyor-General, extends across the prairies …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5BF_new-iceland_Gimli-MB.html
New Iceland represents a distinctive episode in the early settlement of the Canadian West. In 1875 and 1876, more than a thousand Icelandic immigrants settled a large tract of land reserved for them by the federal government along the western shor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5BE_twin-oaks_Saint-Andrews-MB.html
Built in the mid-1850s, this house was the residence for a private girls' school run by Matilda Davis until 1873. The school was supported by families of the Red River Settlement and by officers of the Hudson's Bay Company from across western Cana…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5BC_st-andrews-rectory_Saint-Andrews-MB.html
Erected between 1852 and 1854, this large limestone dwelling housed the rector of nearby St. Andrew's church and complemented the massive construction of that building. The rectory, built for the Reverend William Cockran was one of the first stone…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5B8_st-andrews-anglican-church_Saint-Andrews-MB.html
Beginning in 1828 the Rev. W. Cockran held religious services in the homes of settlers in this area. In 1829 he established a permanent residence at Grand Rapids on the Red River and by 1831 had built a small wooden church. His growing congregatio…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5AR_st-michaels-ukrainian-orthodox-church_Tolstoi-MB.html
Constructed in 1899, this church is a fine early example of Ukrainian ecclesiastical architecture in Canada. Its distinctive massing, plan and bulbous cupolas reflect the Byzantine-influenced architectural heritage of the homeland of the settlers …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM323_carleton-martello-tower_Saint-John-NB.html
Construction of this tower was begun by the British Army during the War of 1812 as one of the projected series of fortifications intended to block the western land approach to Saint John. Subsequent to its completion in 1815 the tower was largely …