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 "THE FOUNDING OF PORT ELGIN" - Saugeen Shores Posted by:  Jake39
N 44° 26.522 W 081° 23.068
17T E 469405 N 4921042
The plaque is located on the west side of Goderich St. in the Town of Port Elgin
Waymark Code: WMEMN
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 06/11/2006
Views: 44
Port Elgin's development began when, in 1854, Benjamin Shantz, one of Saugeen Township's early settlers, acquired from George Butchart a sawmill on Mill Creek. Nearby he built a grist-mill and within three years a community of 250 people had developed around these mills. Stores, hotels and tanneries were constructed and in March, 1857, a village plot named Port Elgin was laid out. The enterprise of its businessmen, notably Henry Hilker, Samuel Bricker and John Stafford, contributed to the development of the settlement, which had a population of over 600 by 1867.
The arrival of the Wellington, Grey and Bruce Railway in 1872 further stimulated the growth of the community and it was incorporated as a Village in 1874 with a population of about 950.
Address or location of plaque: On Goderich Street on an island
Physical location of plaque: City
"Ontario Plaques" Website for this "Plaque": [Web Link]
Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": The town itself
This 'Plaque' describes: An 'Event'
Condition of sign: Very good
Is this a bilingual sign?: No !
A web-site for more details.: Not listed
What is the second/third language?: Not listed
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