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Petroforms at Whiteshell Provincial Park.The site is hypothesized to be a First Nations gathering place or trading centre.. The geographical area of modern-day Manitoba was inhabited by the First Nations people shortly after the last ice age glaciers retreated in the south-west approximately 10,000 years ago; the first exposed land was the Turtle Mountain area. [1]
Most of the following timelines for Manitoba's history is taken from either the Manitoba Historical Society, [1] or from the Heritage Manitoba and the Gimli Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee, as adapted from a three-volume history of Manitoba published in 1993 titled Manitoba: 125.
Numerous National Historic Events also occurred across Manitoba, and are identified at places associated with them using the same style of federal plaques that marks National Historic Sites. Several National Historic Persons are commemorated throughout the province in the same way.
The history of Winnipeg's rail heritage and the Countess of Dufferin may be seen at the Winnipeg Railway Museum. 1881 – The city's population grew from 25,000 in 1891 to more than 179,000 in 1921. [4] 1882 – Winnipeg Transit founded. 1882 – Winnipeg Fire Department established. 1886 – A new City Hall building was constructed.
This is a list of historic places in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada entered on the Canadian Register of Historic Places, whether they are federal, provincial, or municipal. List of historic places [ edit ]
This article is a list of historic places in the province of Manitoba entered on the Canadian Register of Historic Places, whether they are federal, provincial, or municipal. The listings are divided by region. See the following lists: Winnipeg (city only) Central Plains Region; Eastman Region
Pages in category "National Historic Sites in Manitoba" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The site has been used as a meeting grounds for such varied events as "No Stone Unturned", a free concert in honour of Manitoba's missing and murdered women, [74] as well as the 2011 opening night location for THIN AIR, the Winnipeg International Writers Festival [75] and as the meeting location for Winnipeg's Zombie Walk 2012. [76]