However , it became a railway tent town in 1882 , and grew in population due to the brick and flour industry , as well as with the discovery of oil in the 1950s .
Virden has its roots as a farming community known as Gopher Creek .
It became a railway tent town in 1882 , and grew in population due to the brick and flour industry , as well as with the discovery of oil in the 1950s .
Virden has its roots as a farming community known as Gopher Creek .