Special Places | Part 3
Rivers and Area Government Buildings and Regional Sites
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Rivers Post Office
Construction Date: 1936
Location: 587 Second Avenue
Community: Rivers
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Rivers Town Office
Construction Date: 1910
Location: 670 Second Avenue
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R.M. of Daly Office
Location: 645 Second Avenue
Community: Rivers
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Water Treatment Building
Location: First Avenue & Edward Street
Community: Rivers
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Riverdale Hospital
Construction Date: 1960
Location: 512 Quebec Street
Community: Rivers
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Baker / Kirkham Farm
Origins:
- Joseph Kirkham
- McKinnons bought it in 1905
- In Baker family since 1917 (rented earlier)
Features:
- Large Ontario-style house
- Overlooks Kirkham’s Bridge
- Owner has first truck to cross the new bridge
Location: SE 16-11-20
Community: Rivers
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Kirkham’s Bridge
Origins:
ca. 1970 (substructure of 1906 bridge visible)
Hank Koester – also built the Pendennis Bridge in 1904
Features:
- Marks a long-established crossing of the Little Saskatchewan River
- Recreational spot
- Focal point for the community
Location: NE 9-11-20
Community: Rivers
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Ten Mile Dam Site
Construction Date: 1901
- Damaged in the 1904 floods and repaired
- Raised & Improved in 1907
- Abandoned ca. 1930
- Washed away in 1948
Features:
- The dam provided power to Brandon, but the lake it created is part of Daly heritage
- The first hydroelectric generating station in Manitoba and the first large dam
- The spillway was built with a 6.7-m head, or waterfall, and was 18.3 m wide. After the flood discharge in the spring, timber stop logs were placed in the spillway, raising the water an additional 3 m to the top of the dam and providing a working head of 9 m. The 79-m-long timber dam was built with 13 rows of tamarack piling (between 4.8 m and 15 m in length) driven close together into the river’s clay bottom. The dam’s upper side was faced with tongue-and-groove lumber.
Location: SE 3-11-20
Community: Rivers
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Lally Farm House
Construction Date: 1909
Features:
- Large home
- Dormer and verandah
- Nice location and view
Location: SE 23-11-21
Community: Rivers
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Lally Barn
Location: SE 23-11-21
Community: Rivers
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