East Reserve | |
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 East Reserve marker at Mennonite Heritage Village in Steinbach, Manitoba, 2020 | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Manitoba |
| Region | Eastern Manitoba |
| Established | March 3, 1873 |
| First settled | 1874 |
| Population (1878) | |
| • Total | 3,000 |
| Other names |
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| Fate | Now part of Steinbach and the Rural Municipality of Hanover |
The East Reserve was a block settlement in Eastern Manitoba initially set aside by the Government of Canada exclusively for settlement by Russian Mennonite settlers in 1873 (although settlement did not occur until 1874).[1]
Most of the East Reserve's earliest settlers were from the Kleine Gemeinde or Bergthaler Mennonite churches.
Settlers of the East Reserve established over 50 villages, a few of which remain today, including the current-day City of Steinbach, as well as Grunthal, Kleefeld, and Blumenort.
- ^ Francis, E.K. (1955). In Search of Utopia. D.W. Friesens and Sons.