Poplarfield Manitoba February 13, 2012

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King Buck
"This sculpture was placed on its pedestal in the year 1991 paying tribute to a magnificent resourceful animal, the White Tailed Deer, that lives and thrives among us all today. It provided sustenance to the pioneers during hard times, then recreational sport for the hunters of today. Therefore, let us strive to protect this animal for future generations. Great community participation, support, and donations from people and businesses near and far have made it possible to erect this monument in all its majesty."


Poplarfield location map
Place name: Poplarfield
Latitude: 50° 53' 36" N
Longitude: 97° 37' 54" W
Feature description: town
Area/state: Manitoba
Population range of place: is under 1000
Country: Canada
Country ISO code: CA

Located in the Interlake Region of Manitoba

Around Poplarfield ...
The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Fisher River 44. It is located about 33 miles [53 km] to the north of Poplarfield. Fisher River 44 has a population of 1,129 people.<1>
The next largest community is Teulon. It is located about 39 miles [62 km] to the south of Poplarfield and has a population of 1,124 people.

Visit here for some history of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church In Poplarfield. The information is from waymarking.com. More of the churches history can be found on The Historic Sites Of Manitoba Page .

This is an excerpt from an extensive article on Ukrainian settlers in Canada and the Western Provinces.
Although this Interlake area, between Lake Manitoba and Lake Winnipeg, was heavily forested and had poor stony or swampy land, the settlement increased to several thousands of Ukrainian settlers who were eager to join established settlements regardless of the condition of the land. Thus about 15 communities were established further north near Fisher Branch where the people joined in the building of churches at Chatfield in 1910, Poplarfield in 1913, Rembrandt in 1915-1917, Silver in 1918, Meleb and Sylvan in 1918 and elsewhere.
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