"THE NAPANEE MILLS" - Napanee - Ontario Provincial Plaques on Waymarking.com

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In 1785 the Canadian government commissioned Robert Clark, a Loyalist millwright from New York, to build mills on this site. A sawmill was completed in March, 1786, and a grist-mill toward the end of that year or early in 1787. The latter was the first to be erected between Kingston and the Niagara peninsula. The mills were operated for a time by a government agent, James Clarke. In 1799 they were purchased by a prominent Kingston merchant, Richard Cartwright. They served settlers as far west as the Trent and formed the nucleus of the thriving community of Napanee.

Address or location of plaque: In Napanee, in Springside Park south of the Road 2 bridge over the Napanee River beside the waterfall on the river. Physical location of plaque: Park "Ontario Plaques" Website for this "Plaque": [Web Link] A web-site for more details.: [Web Link] Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": None This 'Plaque' describes: A 'Location' Condition of sign: Excellent Is this a bilingual sign?: No ! What is the second/third language?: Francais au verso.

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