Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Elevator - Rosthern, SK
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N 52° 39.975 W 106° 19.692
13U E 410180 N 5835972
Rosthern lies along the west side of the Louis Riel trail as it meanders its way through Saskatchewan to Prince Albert, to the north, and Saskatoon, to the south. Rosthern is about equidistant between the two.
Waymark Code: WMG95R
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Date Posted: 01/31/2013
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Rosthern, with a population of over 1,500, is home to a National Historic Site of Canada, Seager Wheeler's Maple Grove Farm, once owned and operated by agronomist Seager Wheeler, (1868–1961) "The Wheat Wizard of Rosthern".
Built in 1971 by the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, this elevator is still in use by Viterra (now Glencore), the grandchild of Sask. Pool. It has no annex, per se, but has an extension to the south side which serves the same purpose.
This is one of two elevators still standing in Rosthern, the other being a 1925 former United Grain Growers elevator to the south of this one, now in private hands.