cbe report final_hr - Haliburton County Community Cooperative Inc
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Wilberforce<br />
Established as "Pusey," a station on the Irondale, Bancroft and Ottawa Railway, and<br />
named for railway president Charles J. Pusey. This little railway had initially been built to<br />
carry iron ore from open pit mines at Irondale.<br />
• 1885 there was a cheese factory that t<strong>hr</strong>ived for a while and a blacksmith’s shop.<br />
(Monmouth Township 1981)<br />
• Dreamweaver Country Boutique 1151 Dark Lake Road, Wilberforce Mixed media<br />
JanDreamweaver@aol.com<br />
• Derrick Higgins Painting 1007 Brenholm Lane, Wilberforce www.higgins-gallery.ca<br />
• Airbrush Pets 1676 Loop Road , Hwy 648 Wilberforce Ceramic<br />
airbrushpets@sympatico.ca<br />
North Wilberforce<br />
• Tallman’s Island – evidence of “Indian Gatherings” In the early 80’s a little boy<br />
found an artifact here and showed it to a visiting curator who declared the pieced<br />
to be more than a thousand years old. The site was close to waterways of the<br />
Burnt River with a good view across to Dark Lake. (Monmouth Township 1981)<br />
• The Red Cross Outpost – It was the first Red Cross Outpost in Ontario. In the earth<br />
twenties, Monmouth Town ship and the adjacent areas were faced with a major<br />
health problem. This was caused by lack of medical attention. Mr. Alfred Schofield<br />
and his wife took this problem to the Red Cross Headquarters in Toronto. The<br />
result was the formation of the Monmouth Charitable Association. The outpost had<br />
nurses who visited the homes and schools and did much to improve the health<br />
habits of the children. (Monmouth Township 1981)<br />
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