Oberon

Oberon, MB grain elevator, Dec 2017. Contributed by Steve Boyko.
Oberon, MB grain elevator, Dec 2017. Contributed by Steve Boyko.

The Oberon grain elevator is located along highway 353, just off highway 5 south of Neepawa.

Drone view of grain elevator in Oberon, Manitoba, May 2021
Grain elevator in Oberon, Manitoba, May 2021. Contributed by Steve Boyko.

This elevator, a former Manitoba Pool elevator, was located on the CP Varcoe subdivision. The original elevator was built around 1903 by the Ogilvie Milling Company. In 1959 the Manitoba Pool rebuilt the elevator.

Oberon, MB grain elevator, May 2014. Contributed by Steve Boyko.
Oberon, MB grain elevator, May 2014. Contributed by Steve Boyko.

The Canadian Pacific Railway line was abandoned in August 1978. The elevator was acquired by a local farm and continued to be used for grain storage until the mid 2010s.

Grain elevator in Oberon, MB, April 2017. Contributed by Steve Boyko.
Grain elevator in Oberon, MB, April 2017. Contributed by Steve Boyko.

One of the two sheds beside the elevator appears to be the original 1903 office.

Oberon grain elevator, June 1991
Oberon grain elevator, June 1991. Copyright by Donald Hamilton.

Nearby elevators: Harte and Brookdale

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