Inglis in Riding Mountain West Municipality, Manitoba — Canada’s Prairie Region (North America)

Inglis Grain Elevators

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, 2013

1. Inglis Grain Elevators Marker

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This impressive grouping of five standard-plan wooden grain elevators is a rare survivor of the long rows that once dominated Prairie towns. The row was built between 1922 and 1941, Manitoba's golden age of elevators, by a cross-section of grain-handling firms, including cooperatives and large companies backed by Canadian and American investors. Located in a town typical of many that dot the West, these slope-shouldered sentinels are surrounded by their outbuildings, rail line and fields of grain. They stand as powerful symbols of the Prairie landscape and lifestyle.

Les Élévateurs à Grains d’Inglis
Cette impressionnante rangée comprenant cinq élévateurs à grains en bois de modèle standard demeure une rare survivant des longues files so fréquentes autrefois dans les Prairies. Elle fut érigée entre 1922 et 1941 durant l’âge d’or de ces structures dont la construction était asurée par diverses enterprises d’intérêts canadiens et américains, incluant des coopératives. Situées dans une ville semblable à celles qui ponctuent l’Ouest du pays, ces sentinelles, flanquées d’annexes, de rails et de champs de céréales, restent de puissants symboles du paysage et de la manière du style de vivre dans les Prairies.

Erected 2000

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by Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Historic Sites and Monuments Board series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1922.

Location. 50° 56.705′ N, 101° 14.934′ W. Marker is in Inglis, Manitoba, in Riding Mountain West Municipality. It is on Railway Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Inglis MB R0J 0X0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Manitoba’s Parkland Region.

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,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 19 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Inglis Grain Elevators (a few steps from this marker); Elevator Five - The Paterson Elevator (within shouting