East Reserve
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 |
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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).
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.