cbe report final_hr - Haliburton County Community Cooperative Inc
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who have settled here in the past and present years are proud of their heritage.<br />
(Monmouth Township 1981)<br />
• Essonville Anglican Church was built in 1888. It was the first church to be built in<br />
the Township of Monmouth – artistic interior with stained glass windows. A<br />
memorial service is held in the church each summer to commemorate those<br />
pioneers of yesteryears.<br />
• The first school in Esson ville was built in 1881 – 14 miles SE of <strong>Haliburton</strong>.<br />
(Monmouth Township 1981)<br />
Hotspur<br />
In 1871 Monk Road (now Lee’s Road) was built from lake Simcoe to Hastings Boundary and<br />
went t<strong>hr</strong>ough the area. The first settler was Thomas Clark who moved into Hotspur and<br />
stared the Post Office in his home” (Monmouth Township 1981)<br />
• A school was built for settlers kids and a new frame was built around 1900 and was<br />
still standing in 1981 – is it still in 2010?? And is used as a summer house? Inside the<br />
interior is covered with beautifully scrolled metallic walls, as was the fashion at the<br />
turn of the century. When a new person moved into the community all would turn<br />
out and help build a house and quite often by evening they would have a roof over<br />
their head. Ladies on foot went along with baskets of food. These baskets were<br />
made at home by weaving willow branches. Deer and moose were hunted. Sheep<br />
wool for mitts socks, straw hats etc. (Monmouth Township 1981)<br />
• Before railroad, Daniel Ireland came and built a large Hotel beside the Burnt River.<br />
He had thought the railroad would follow the river but it turned north and missed<br />
the hotel. The settlers enjoyed the hospitality of this house. There was a large hall<br />
running its length and many dances were held, with no admission. Some family<br />
members are buried there in the woods. (Monmouth Township 1981)<br />
• Every summer at Bear Lake and the 24 th of May was a “the picnic”. Are there still<br />
picnics at this site today?<br />
• Sugar bush, run by Jim Mackness (Monmouth Township 1981)<br />
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