Vassar, Manitoba

Vassar is a community located in southeastern Manitoba. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Piney, approximately 5 km (3.1 mi) north of the Canada–United States border with Minnesota.

History

Vassar's first inhabitants settled in 1896 with the railroad's arrival. It is commonly believed that Vassar got its name after the first-born son of one of the first inhabitants, the Carpenter family.

The first store, post office, and school were all built in the early 1900s. A hotel was built in the late 1920s and parts of that building are incorporated into a current motel.

References

"Communities of the Rural Municipality of Piney Vassar, Manitoba". Retrieved 2007-01-21.

Geographical Names of Manitoba - Vassar (pg. 281) :published by Conservation Manitoba 2008

Division 1, Manitoba (Eastern Manitoba)

Towns	Lac du Bonnet Powerview–Pine Falls

Local government districts	Pinawa

Rural municipalities	Alexander Lac du Bonnet Piney Reynolds Stuartburn Victoria Beach Whitemouth

First Nations	Animakee Wa Zhing 37 Buffalo Point Iskatewizaagegan 39 Shoal Lake 40

Indian reserves	Buffalo Point 36 Shoal Lake 37A (part) Shoal Lake 39 (part) Shoal Lake 39A (part) Shoal Lake 40 (part)

Unorganized areas	Unorganized Division 1

Unincorporated communities	Arbakka Badger Caliento Elma Gardenton Hadashville Hillside Beach Piney Prawda River Hills Ste. Rita St. Georges Seven Sisters Falls South Junction Sprague Stuartburn Sundown Vassar Vita Whitemouth Zhoda (part)

See also: Municipalities in Manitoba Census divisions of Manitoba 2015 municipal amalgamations

Coordinates: 49°05′52″N 95°49′53″W / 49.09778°N 95.83139°W / 49.09778; -95.83139

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