Vassar is a community located in southeastern

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. It is located in the

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, approximately north of the

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with

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History

Vassar's first inhabitants settled in 1896 with the

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's arrival. It is commonly believed that Vassar got its name after the first-born son of one of the first inhabitants, the Carpenter family. The first store,

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, and

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were all built in the early 1900s. A hotel was built in the late 1920s and parts of that building are incorporated into a current motel.

References

* * Geographical Names of Manitoba - ''Vassar (pg. 281)'' :published by Conservation Manitoba 2008 {{manitoba-geo-stub Unincorporated communities in Eastman Region, Manitoba