The Early History of Elora, Ontario and VicinityWilfrid Laurier Univ. Press, 1975 - 222 pages Elora: The Early History of Elora and Vicinity provides little-known details about the settlement and development of the Elora area in southern Ontario from the earliest settler in 1817. Then, as now, people were drawn to the Elora Gorge and the rocky banks of the Grand River. The book is a compilation of material that appeared weekly in The Elora Express between 1906 and 1909 with some additional material from the 1920s. Connon traces the settlers as they arrive and reports on the development of the town as they acquired a grist mill, a store, a bridge, and inevitably a railway. Rich with genealogical information, this is an important historical document. Introduction by Gerald Noonan. |
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... BRIDGE JESSE PENFOLD HUGH ROBERTS THE CASCADE 7 on pg . 18 20 21 2 32 ROCKY BANKS OF GRAND RIVER 33 THE CAVE WHERE THE WAMPUM BEADS WERE FOUND AND THE HOLE IN THE ROCK 44 THE OLD INDIAN BRIDGE , 1860 45 JOHN MATTHEWS MRS . JOHN MATTHEWS ...
... bridge , the pace of development increased . " For fifteen years Elora went ahead fast . It was the market for all the country toward Lake Huron " ( p . 170 ) . Railroad building and the Crimean War sent prices soaring . Sem Wissler ...
... Bridge is apt to be the mention of Andrew Gordon's run across the projecting timbers , outside the railing of the bridge ( p . 133 ) . Other noteworthy items might be : Captain Gilkison's concern lest " the bridge builders ... destroy ...
... bridge which crosses the Grand river and thence on to the village of Conestogo . The right fork turns to the north , passing through the village of Winterbourne and on through the townships of Woolwich and Pilkington to Elora and Fergus ...
... bridge which here crosses the Grand River was long called Benner's Bridge , after Jacob Benner , who for a number of years had a store , a saw mill and a woollen mill at that place . Mr. and Mrs. Tribe , with their family , came from ...
Contents
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ELORAITS EARLY HISTORY | 46 |
LETTERS BY WILLIAM GILKISON | 53 |
HOW ELORA RECEIVED ITS NAME | 58 |
THE BONACCORD SETTLEMENT | 64 |
INDIAN VISITORS | 97 |
THE SEARCH FOR A LOST SETTLER | 105 |
A SYNOPSIS OF ELORAS HISTORY | 169 |
NOTES FROM CAPTAIN GILKISONS DIARY | 175 |
LIST OF VOTERS WHO WERE PRESENT AND VOTED AT THE FIRST CONTESTED ELECTION IN THE TOWNSHIP OF NICHOL IN 1842 | 191 |
NAMES FROM ASSESSMENT ROLL OF NICHOL FOR 1850 | 192 |
NAMES FROM ASSESSMENT ROLL OF NICHOL FOR 1851 | 195 |
A LIST OF THE LEADING MEN AND HEADS OF FAMILIES LIVING IN ELORA IN 1853 WHEN THOMAS CONNON CAME WRITTEN AS H... | 197 |
LIST OF NAMES FROM ASSESSMENT ROLL OF ELORA FOR 1855 | 198 |
MEMBERS OF THE ELORA MECHANICS INSTITUTE ORGANIZED THURSDAY EVENING 26TH NOVEMBER 1857 | 199 |
ELORAITS EARLY HISTORY CONTINUED | 110 |
THE FOUNDING OF SALEM | 123 |
FIRST NEWSPAPERS | 136 |
THE VOLUNTEER RIFLE COMPANY | 137 |
HISTORY OF CHALMERS CHURCH | 159 |
ELORA POEM BY ALEXANDER MCLACHLIN SIC McLachlan 18181896 was a pioneer poet from Scotland whose work is still being republished ... | 200 |
INDEX | 201 |
CORRECTIONS AND ORIGINAL PAGE 31 12 | 208 |
Other editions - View all
The Early History of Elora, Ontario, and Vicinity (Classic Reprint) John Robert Connon No preview available - 2018 |
The Early History of Elora, Ontario, and Vicinity (Classic Reprint) John Robert Connon No preview available - 2017 |