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== History ==
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In 1873, American businessmen [[Thomas Carney (Canadian politician)|Thomas Carney]] and William Fairbanks, following advice from railroad entrepreneur [[James J. Hill]], received a grant from the Province of Manitoba for 640 acres along the east side of the Red River near the [[Canada–United States border]]. Hill had advised Carney and Fairbanks that the area had significant potential to become a railway hub for the region. The existing settlement of West Lynne on the west side of the river had already established itself as a key point along the trading routes between Winnipeg and [[St. Paul, Minnesota]]. With the emergence of railroads during this time, the addition of their own railway would bring great economic prosperity.<ref name="mhsgateway">{{cite journal | last = Ewens| first = Sharon| title = Historical Tour - Emerson: Gateway to the West| journal = Manitoba History | issue = 30| publisher = The Manitoba Historical Society| location = [[Winnipeg, Manitoba]]| year = 1995 | url = http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/mb_history/30/emersontour.shtml | access-date = 22 August 2012 }}</ref><ref name="mhsrise">{{cite news | last = Forrestor| first = Marjorie| title = The Rise and Fall of Emerson| work = Manitoba Pageant | publisher = The Manitoba Historical Society| location = [[Winnipeg, Manitoba]]| year = 1957 | url =http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/pageant/02/emerson.shtml | access-date = 22 August 2012 }}</ref><ref name="emerson">{{cite encyclopedia| title = Emerson|encyclopedia = The Canadian Encyclopedia|last=Lyon|first=D.M. | publisher = Historica-Dominion | access-date = 22 August 2012|url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/emerson|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203232525/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/emerson|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 3, 2013}}</ref>
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=== West Lynne ===
[[File:West Lynne, Manitoba.jpg|thumb|The original post office and customs house at West Lynne, built c. 1871]]
[[File:CN Railway bridge at Emerson, Manitoba.jpg|thumb|[[Canadian National Railway|CN Railway]] bridge crossing the [[Red River of the North|Red River]] at Emerson
West Lynne was established in the early 1870s by the [[Hudson's Bay Company]], next to their North Pembina post, prior to which the company had operated a post at [[Pembina, North Dakota|Fort Pembina]] two miles to the south, in American territory. After losing the fort in a [[Fenian raids|Fenian raid]] in 1871, they withdrew and established the post inside Canadian territory.<ref name="ops">{{cite web|title=Postal History of West Lynne, Manitoba|url=http://www.ottawaphilatelicsociety.org/resources/reference-articles/canada-postal-history-of-west-lynne-manitoba|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130415150311/http://www.ottawaphilatelicsociety.org/resources/reference-articles/canada-postal-history-of-west-lynne-manitoba|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 April 2013|access-date=22 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.winnipegrealestatenews.com/Resources/Article/?sysid=514|title=WinnipegREALTORS
A post office, telegraph station, and customs house were soon constructed at West Lynne, making it a key point along the [[Red River Trails|Red River trade routes]] for both river and land traffic.<ref name="ops"/>
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