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Wilberforce
Established as "Pusey," a station on the Irondale, Bancroft and Ottawa Railway, and
named for railway president Charles J. Pusey. This little railway had initially been built to
carry iron ore from open pit mines at Irondale.
• 1885 there was a cheese factory that thrived for a while and a blacksmith’s shop.
(Monmouth Township 1981)
• Dreamweaver Country Boutique 1151 Dark Lake Road, Wilberforce Mixed media
JanDreamweaver@aol.com
• Derrick Higgins Painting 1007 Brenholm Lane, Wilberforce www.higgins-gallery.ca
• Airbrush Pets 1676 Loop Road , Hwy 648 Wilberforce Ceramic
airbrushpets@sympatico.ca
North Wilberforce
• Tallman’s Island – evidence of “Indian Gatherings” In the early 80’s a little boy
found an artifact here and showed it to a visiting curator who declared the pieced
to be more than a thousand years old. The site was close to waterways of the
Burnt River with a good view across to Dark Lake. (Monmouth Township 1981)
• The Red Cross Outpost – It was the first Red Cross Outpost in Ontario. In the earth
twenties, Monmouth Town ship and the adjacent areas were faced with a major
health problem. This was caused by lack of medical attention. Mr. Alfred Schofield
and his wife took this problem to the Red Cross Headquarters in Toronto. The
result was the formation of the Monmouth Charitable Association. The outpost had
nurses who visited the homes and schools and did much to improve the health
habits of the children. (Monmouth Township 1981)
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