Postage Stamp Province

Postage Stamp Province is a Manitoba Heritage Council commemoration in Grand Marais, Manitoba.

Manitoba · PTH 59, 2 km north of PTH 12, Grand Marais · location approximate

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Here ran the original boundary of the Province of Manitoba. On July 15, 1870 Manitoba officially became a Canadian province. It then measured about 130 miles east to west and 110 miles north to south, with an area of 13,928 square miles. Its size and shape gave it the nickname "the Postage Stamp Province." Boundaries were extended in 1881 and 1912.

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C'est ici que passait la frontière originale de la province du Manitoba. Le 15 juillet 1870, le Manitoba devint officiellement une province canadienne. Mesurant environ 130 milles d'est en ouest et 110 milles du nord au sud, sa superficie n'était que de 13 928 milles carrés. Sa petitesse et sa forme rectangulaire lui ont valu le surnom de « province timbre-poste ». Les frontières de la province ont été élargies en 1881 et en 1912.

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Plaque text and location: Manitoba Heritage Council Commemorative Plaques, Historic Resources Branch, Government of Manitoba, as the Branch publishes them on its plaque pages. The text is the Manitoba Heritage Council’s text as the Branch publishes it; the pin on this page is ours, worked out from the location the Branch gives and marked approximate. Contains information from the Government of Manitoba, licensed under the OpenMB Information and Data Use License (Manitoba.ca/OpenMB)
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