FIRST - Flour and Sawmill - (Vernon) Ottawa, Ontario
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N 45° 09.601 W 075° 27.738
18T E 463665 N 5000830
The first Flour and Sawmill in Vernon, Ontario (now Ottawa) was built by brothers Joseph Archibald and John Mungo Campbell in 1871.
Waymark Code: WM11MEX
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 11/12/2019
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Inscription on the plaque:
On this site in 1871 two brothers, Joseph Archibald and John Mungo Campbell built the first Vernon Flour and Sawmill in what was to become Vernon Village. After a fire in 1872, Ellsworth a millwright from Ogdensburg rebuilt the mills. The resulting community contained a frame saw, grist, shingle, and carding mills, houses, stores, stable, and creamery equipment shop. Creamers for cooking and churns were also made. Hugh B. Cameron was one of the first millers. At peak times 20-30 men were employed in the mill.
Erected with assistance from Ministry of Citizenship and Culture.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1871
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