The history of the county of Bruce and of the minor municipalities therein, province of Ontario, Canada /cby Norman Robertson . appearance of the little village in 1856, as remembered by theauthor as he looked upon Kincardine for the first time, was somewhatas follows: From Princess Street to the lake was all cleared, but therewas standing timber in several parts of the town where now .there arenumbers of dwellings; , there was then a good sugar bush alongSouth Street towards the High School, and a fine clump of gianthemlocks stood where the Water Tower now stands. The buildingswere very m
The history of the county of Bruce and of the minor municipalities therein, province of Ontario, Canada /cby Norman Robertson . appearance of the little village in 1856, as remembered by theauthor as he looked upon Kincardine for the first time, was somewhatas follows: From Princess Street to the lake was all cleared, but therewas standing timber in several parts of the town where now .there arenumbers of dwellings; , there was then a good sugar bush alongSouth Street towards the High School, and a fine clump of gianthemlocks stood where the Water Tower now stands. The buildingswere very much scattered, and stumps of trees were Street north of Williamsburg lind not at that time been openedout. Tliere existed only a footpath through the trees and clearingsleading to Stoney Island. The wagon road along the beach was thatused for travel not only to Stoney Island, but by those going furthernorth. Archibald Campbell had a storehouse on the beach at the foot ?Harbor Street was assumed by the village, May 8th, 1861, and $oOOspent in j)lanking the roadway over the loose sand at the western
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