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The town of Morden has supported the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre (formerly the Morden and District Museum) ensuring that the fossil finds stay close to their source. The town of Morden provided employees to work the mines and is home to Mr. Henry Isaak who started the museum's collection.

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Nelsonville Monument
1960
Morden-Miami area, Manitoba, Canada

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The Red River Valley, adjacent to the Pembina Hills, is rich with agricultural land. Many settlers and farmers were attracted to this. Adam Nelson Senior was one of these farmers.

Mr. Nelson Senior and his three sons built a saw and grist mill on Silver Creek. These mills attracted settlers, eventually supplying the settlement. Others joined and the settlement was termed Nelsonville in 1877. In 1882, Nelsonville was incorporated and became the Town of Nelson.

The Town of Nelson was prosperous, with approximately 1,000 people in 1881. Soon after, there was a town hall, country court and council chamber.

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Dunston Baseball Team
1912
Morden-Miami area, Manitoba, Canada

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The Canadian Pacific Railway was indicated to run through Nelson but unfortunately did not. As a result, the people of Nelson literally moved to the railway.

The community of Dunston now stands where the former town of Nelson was.

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Mr. Alvey Baker Morden and Mrs. Frances Morden
1874
Morden-Miami area, Manitoba, Canada

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From 1882 to 1884, the Canadian Pacific Railway laid down tracks through the Deadhorse Creek area, forcing the citizens of Nelson to move to the railway. In brief, the railway brought Morden into existence.

Locomotive steam engines required the assistance of water and one of the stopping places was the Cheval Water Tower. The tower was on the property of Mr. Alvey Baker Morden. Within a few months, the water tower stop was termed Morden.

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Town of Morden, 1895
May, 1895
Town of Morden, Manitoba, Canada

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Since the town was established in 1882, Morden has made an impact over the decades. In 1885, it was an important trading post to surrounding settlers and communities. In 1884, Morden's population reached 200, and has grown steadily since.

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Nelson Street and North Railway Street
1893
Town of Morden, Manitoba, Canada

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This photograph of Morden was taken in 1893 and the lower portion is a view of North Railway Street. Almost ten years after the town's incorporation buildings and businesses were prospering.

Two years later, in 1895, the village of Morden was declared. The first mayor was H. P. Hansen and the first council meeting was on January 13, 1895.

Unfortunately, none of the buildings in this photograph are standing today.

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Hotel Manitoba
1890
Town of Morden, Manitoba, Canada

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The Hotel Manitoba was built in 1890 and represents one of the oldest buildings in the town of Morden. The building was built of bricks unlike many other buildings which were constructed of stone. This establishment became the Traveller's Inn in 1970 and still exists to this day.

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Traveller's Inn
17 January 2004
Town of Morden, Manitoba, Canada