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Area Information
- Location: Virden is a town in southwestern Manitoba. Oil was first discovered in 1951,
- The first settlement in the Virden area was established in 1790, with the construction of Fort Montagne a La Bosse by the Northwest Company.
- In 1872 the Canadian Pacific Railway reached Virden, with the first town site being established near Gopher Creek, immediately east of the present town site.
- The post office on the present town site was registered as "Virden" in October 1, 1883. Oil exploration started in the region in 1948 with the first successful well being drilled in January of 1951.  Since this time Virden has been known as "The Oil Capital of Manitoba"
Town of Virden