1880-1889

1880

Zachary Baily homesteaded in the area of Rivers, Mantioba.

1880

First settlers arrived in the Tarbolton, Manitoba area.

1880

Charles Stewart homesteaded 14-11-20.

Manitoba — 1881

The Assiniboine Rivers floods, putting much of the Assiniboine Valley under water, much as it was in 2011.

1881

C.P.R. lands in the Tarbolton, Manitoba, area sold for $2.50 an acre.

Manitoba — March 2, 1881

Manitoba Boundaries Act passed in Parliament, providing for an extension of the province’s borders.

Manitoba — May 1881

The town of Brandon, Manitoba, was created when the site was selected over Grand Valley as a crossing and divisional point on the C.P.R. Within a month it is a busy centre.

1882

James Pettit represented the Daly region on the Brandon County Council, the current form of local government.

World — 1882

Thomas Edison builds the first power plant in New York.

September 1, 1882

Lothair Post Office was established on 22-12-22.