Ewart, Manitoba

Ewart

Cairn commemorating Ewart
Ewart

Location of Ewart in Manitoba

Coordinates: 49°38′48″N 101°12′58″W / 49.64667°N 101.21611°W / 49.64667; -101.21611Coordinates: 49°38′48″N 101°12′58″W / 49.64667°N 101.21611°W / 49.64667; -101.21611
Country  Canada
Province  Manitoba
Region Westman Region
Census Division No. 6
Government
 • Governing Body Rural Municipality of Pipestone Council
 • MP Larry Maguire
 • MLA Doyle Piwniuk
Time zone CST (UTC−6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC−5)
Area code(s) 204
NTS Map 062F11
GNBC Code GAHWZ

Ewart is a locality in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. All that remains of the settlement is a cairn, an abandoned house, and the former schoolhouse. Little is known about the schoolhouse but it did exist as early as 1914.

The Crowell School District was formed in March, 1904[1] encompassing the area that became known as Ewart. The arrival of the railway led to the establishment of a post office on June 10, 1907. The post office was initially named Bardal Station, as this railway stop served the nearby district of Bardal. On March 1, 1908 the name of the post office was changed to Haanel. The post office was renamed Ewart on January 1, 1909 in honour of the constitutional lawyer John Skirving Ewart.[2][3] Crowell School District was renamed Ewart School District in 1914.[1]

The closure of the railway caused the rapid decline of Ewart. Ewart School District dissolved in December, 1965[1] and the Post Office closed permanently on October 31, 1967.[2]

Ewart is located approximately 31 kilometers (19 miles) southwest of Virden, Manitoba[4] in the Rural Municipality of Pipestone.

Plaque in the Cairn at Ewart

References

  1. 1 2 3 http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/ewartschool.shtml
  2. 1 2 http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/post-offices/001001-119.01-e.php?&isn_id_nbr=7587&interval=24&&PHPSESSID=kvljum763ithipkbp2ui2oqqu1
  3. ↑ http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/ewart.shtml
  4. ↑ http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/search/calculate_distance_3_e.php?unique_id_str_1=GAYLE&unique_id_str_2=GBCSD
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