Brant-Argyle Cemetery is a small cemetery on the Prime Meridian, with a cenotaph recognizing the 18 local men who fought and died for our freedom, as well as a replica miniature church. Feel free to sign the cemetery’s visitor log located in the replica church.
This region was settled by European pioneers during the late 1870s; farmers, intending homestead and work the land. The first settlers came from Argyllshire, Scotland and named the district as Argyle in honour of their former home. The adjacent district was soon called Brant. In 1878 the residents gathered in the home of Thomas Guthrie to attend Presbyterian church services. In 1881, they built a small church on the East side of the Prime Meridian, called the Brant-Argyle Presbyterian Church. The surrounding land was made into a cemetery, and has been in operation ever since. Grave sites originally cost fifty cents each, which often had to be paid in instalments. The church was used until 1952 when it was moved into the town of Argyle. It has since been converted into a home.
In 1919, the people of the Argyle community purchased and placed a cenotaph in the cemetery, in memory of the local men who lost their lives in the First World War. After the Second World War, the three men from the area who lost their lives were added to the memorial.
See below link to read more about the history of Argyle in “Hands Across the Meridian; A History of Brant-Argyle, Manitoba”
http://manitobia.ca/resources/books/local_histories/297.pdf