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Whitewater Manitoba a once bustling prairie village
The article traces Whitewater in southwestern Manitoba from its 1886 founding on the Southwestern Colonization Railroad by George Morton. It details Morton's store and elevator, multiple grain companies, and the brickworks and school built from local materials. The community flourished through early 20th century, then declined after the school closed in 1967 and residents moved to Boissevain or Deloraine. A cairn commemorates pioneers and the Petersburg School era.
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Whitewater
Manitoba
Boissevain
Deloraine
Southwestern Colonization Railroad
George Morton
Lake Max
Morton
F.F. Cole’s
Northern Dominion
Lake of the Woods
Imperial
Whitewater Lake
Turtle Mountain
Morton’s
Peters
McCormick and John Deere
C.P.R
Little Bighorn
Custer
Petersburg
CPR
Don Sanderson