Vassar, Manitoba
Vassar is a community located in southeastern Manitoba. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Piney, approximately north of the Canada–United States border with Minnesota.History
Vassar's first inhabitants settled in 1896 with the railroad'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, post office, and school 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.
