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Steep Rock Cliffs

Grahamdale, Manitoba, Canada

Formally Recognized: 2010/10/14

View from the water of Steep Rock Cliffs, Steep Rock, 2013; Historic Resources Branch, Manitoba Tourism, Culture, Heritage, Sport and Consumer Protection, 2014
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Construction Date(s)

Listed on the Canadian Register: 2015/01/09

Statement of Significance

Description of Historic Place

The Steep Rock Cliffs are an area of
natural dramatic cliff formations in the R.M. of Grahamdale along the eastern shores of Lake Manitoba.
The municipal designation applies to the approximately 22-acre site.

Heritage Value

The Steep
Rock Cliffs are a line of geologic formations that have been favoured sight-seeing spots in the R.M.
of Grahamdale for more than 100 years. The cliffs have a high degree of physical integrity.

Source:
R.M. of Grahamdale By-law No. 09-0010, 14 October 2010.

Character-Defining Elements

Key elements that define the heritage character of the Steep Rock Cliffs include:

- the feature's six- to nine-metre height, with caves and beaches; the ongoing public access and
absence of substantial building

Recognition

Jurisdiction

Manitoba

Recognition Authority

Local Governments (MB)

Recognition Statute

Manitoba Historic Resources Act

Recognition Type

Municipal Heritage Site

Recognition Date

2010/10/14

Historical Information

Significant Date(s)

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Theme - Category and Type

Expressing Intellectual and Cultural Life
Sports and Leisure

Function - Category and Type

Current

Historic

Environment
Nature Element

Architect / Designer

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Builder

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Additional Information

Location of Supporting Documentation

RM of Grahamdale Box 160-23 Government Road Moosehorn MB R0C 2E0

Cross-Reference to Collection

Fed/Prov/Terr Identifier

M0356

Status

Published

Related Places

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