George Kennedy, Founder of Georgetown Mural - Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
N 43° 39.067 W 079° 55.503
17T E 586686 N 4833685
Located on Mill Street in Georgetown, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WM4N16
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 09/09/2008
Views: 14
This Millennium Mural is painted by Michelle Loughery in 2000 and can be found on the corner of Mill Street and Guelph Street in Georgetown.
Assistant artists are: L. Allardice, P.G. Buwalda, T. Toews, M. Rybachuk and J. Loughery.
Local youth volenteers are: G. Sukhiani, L. Fogal, N. Graham, Zavitz and others.
This mural portrays George Kennedy (1799-1870), the founder of Georgetown who built a saw and grist mill near this site. Behind him can be seen Wilber Lake, a mill-pond which later filled the area at the base of Mill Street, and an early 1900's view of Main Street looking northward (info taken from the mural).
It is dedicated by The Historic Georgetown Art Advisory Committee in July 2000.
City: georgetown
Location Name: Carpet Barn
Artist: Michelle Loughery
Date: 2000
Media: Not listed
Relevant Web Site: Not listed
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