Sandy Bar, Manitoba

Sandy Bar is a small town located on Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada.

History

Sandy Bar was founded in the 1870s. It was hit by a severe out break of smallpox brought by Icelandic settlers who settled at Gimli.^[1] The first and only clerk and secretary appointed to serve the council was F.G. Becher.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Proclamation Canada-Keewatin". Vol III No. 121. Manitoba Daily Free Press. November 25, 1876. p. 3.

52°25′N 97°7′W / 52.417°N 97.117°W / 52.417; -97.117

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[proclo-1] "Proclamation Canada-Keewatin". Vol III No. 121. Manitoba Daily Free Press. November 25, 1876. p. 3.

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