Gunton, Manitoba
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Gunton is an unincorporated community located Script error: No such module "convert". north of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in the Rural Municipality of Rockwood. It has no major industry, as most residents work in Winnipeg or nearby communities.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". It has a bull test stationScript error: No such module "Unsubst". (the only one in the Interlake Region) and an abandoned quarry.[1]
The community's origin can be traced to 1904, when Donald Gunn started a limestone quarry on the south side of the current community's location.[1] At one time when the quarry was operating it employed hundreds of people and the town had a population of approximately 3,000.[2] In 1905, a post office with the name "Gunview" was opened, then name was changed to Gunton in 1906.[3] The quarries closed during World War I, but the community remained as a farming community.[1]
It was featured in the 1997 made-for-TV movie, Trucks.[4]
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- ↑ a b c Historic Sites of Manitoba: Gunton School No. 1507 / Gunton Monument, Manitoba Historical Society (Retrieved 14 February 2020)
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