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HISTORY OF THE RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF MILTON #292
The Rural Municipality of Milton # 292 was organized in 1911. The name of the Municipality was suggested by Bert Muirhead, who delivered mail from Kindersley to Marengo before the arrival of steel. Mr. Muirhead had immigrated from Scotland in 1908 and filed on his homestead in 1909. The name "Milton" was after a small town in his native Scotland.
Some homesteaders started taking their homesteads out as far back as 1906 but the majority came in 1909 and 1910. Following the arrival of steel in 1911 and the availability of coal, wood and ...more Story
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