Ingelow is an unincorporated community in North Cypress – Langford, Manitoba, Canada.[1][2] The settlement is located 30 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of Brandon.
Ingelow | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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| Coordinates: 49°59′25″N 99°36′20″W / 49.99028°N 99.60556°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Census Division | No. 7 |
| Municipality | North Cypress – Langford |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNBC Code | GALNF[1] |
History
editOriginally called "Woodlea", settlers arrived in the area in the 1870s.[3] The Woodlea School District was established in 1887, and Woodlea School opened in 1889.[4] A post office opened in 1899, and remained open until 1970.[5] Construction of a branch of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway through Woodlea began in 1907.[6] Each station name on the railway west of Portage la Prairie began with a consecutive letter of the alphabet, and Woodlea—located between "Harte" and "Justice" stations—was renamed "Ingelow", after English poet Jean Ingelow.[7][8][9] The first train arrived in Ingelow in 1909.[6]
The early settlement had a store, two grain elevators, an outdoor hockey rink, and a baseball and hockey team.[6] A curling rink was built in 1939.[6] St. Johns Presbyterian Church operated from 1909 to 1965, and a community hall operated from 1917 to 1977.[6][10]
Woodlea School—renamed Ingelow School in 1923—remained open until 1960, when it consolidated with Brookdale Consolidated School No. 1299.[4]
A cairn commemorating St. Johns Presbyterian Church and the community hall was unveiled at a ceremony in Ingelow in 1979.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b "Ingelow". Natural Resources Canada. February 16, 2021.
- ^ "North Cypress". Statistics Canada. November 2, 2016.
- ^ Becker, Pearl. "The Early Settler of Woodlea District, now Ingelow, 1875 - 1983". In Becker, Pearl (ed.). Early settlers of Woodlea, now Ingelow. Manitoba Local Histories. p. 1.
- ^ a b Drysdale, Allan; Goldsborough, Gordon (February 4, 2021). "Woodlea School / Ingelow School No. 560 (Municipality of North Cypress-Langford)". Manitoba Historical Society.
- ^ "Ingelow". Library and Archives Canada. July 20, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Ruckle, Caroline. "Our Town of Ingelow". In Becker, Pearl (ed.). Early settlers of Woodlea, now Ingelow. Manitoba Local Histories. pp. 5, 7.
- ^ Place-names of Manitoba. Canadian Board on Geographical Names. 1933. pp. 11, 45.
- ^ Colombo, John Robert (1984). Canadian Literary Landmarks. Dundurn. p. 218.
- ^ Storie, Ken (2014). "The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway in Rivers, Manitoba" (PDF). Rivers Train Station Restoration Committee.
- ^ a b Drysdale, Allan; Goldsborough, Gordon (May 31, 2020). "Ingelow United Church and Community Hall Monument (Municipality of North Cypress-Langford)". Manitoba Historical Society.
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