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Gainsborough in Argyle No. 1, Saskatchewan — The Prairie Region (North America)
 

Winlaw School and District

 
 
Erected to Commemorate Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, 2012
1. Erected to Commemorate Marker
Inscription.
Erected to Commemorate

Winlaw School and District No. 143 Organized 1888. Classes held in Winlaw Church until school built 1900, S.E. 20. Moved to this site 1925. Closed 1958.

 
Erected 1980.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.
 
Location. 49° 2.645′ N, 101° 25.756′ W. Marker is in Gainsborough, Saskatchewan, in Argyle No. 1. It is on Township Road 13, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gainsborough SK S0C 0Z0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Saskatchewan. It is also in the Prairies. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony and also Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within 8 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Winlaw Pioneers (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Manitoba Saskatchewan Border on International Boundary (approx.
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7 kilometers away).
 
Erected to Commemorate Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, 2012
2. Erected to Commemorate Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 42 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 11, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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Aug. 24, 2026