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<link href="cm_css.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/JavaScript"> <!-- function MM_swapImgRestore() { //v3.0 var i,x,a=document.MM_sr; for(i=0;a&&i<a.length&&(x=a[i])&&x.oSrc;i++) x.src=x.oSrc; } function MM_preloadImages() { //v3.0 var d=document; if(d.images){ if(!d.MM_p) d.MM_p=new Array(); var i,j=d.MM_p.length,a=MM_preloadImages.arguments; for(i=0; i<a.length; i++) if (a[i].indexOf("#")!=0){ d.MM_p[j]=new Image; d.MM_p[j++].src=a[i];}} } function MM_findObj(n, d) { //v4.01 var p,i,x; if(!d) d=document; if((p=n.indexOf("?"))>0&&parent.frames.length) { d=parent.frames[n.substring(p+1)].document; n=n.substring(0,p);} if(!(x=d[n])&&d.all) x=d.all[n]; for (i=0;!x&&i<d.forms.length;i++) x=d.forms[i][n]; for(i=0;!x&&d.layers&&i<d.layers.length;i++) x=MM_findObj(n,d.layers[i].document); if(!x && d.getElementById) x=d.getElementById(n); return x; } function MM_swapImage() { //v3.0 var i,j=0,x,a=MM_swapImage.arguments; document.MM_sr=new Array; for(i=0;i<(a.length-2);i+=3) if ((x=MM_findObj(a[i]))!=null){document.MM_sr[j++]=x; if(!x.oSrc) x.oSrc=x.src; x.src=a[i+2];} } function VMCAux2(URL) { var serv=window.open(URL,'VMCAux2','toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=yes,width=500,height=330'); } //--> </script> <style type="text/css"> <!-- body { scrollbar-face-color: #A17C6C; scrollbar-shadow-color: #cccccc; scrollbar-highlight-color: #cccccc; scrollbar-3dlight-color: #000000; scrollbar-darkshadow-color: #cccccc; scrollbar-track-color: #cccccc; scrollbar-arrow-color: #FFFFFF; } } --> </style> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <table width="650" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr><td colspan="5"><hr></td></tr> <tr> <td width="5" align="right" valign="top"> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> <A NAME="-1" /> </span> </td> <td colspan="2" width="745"><span class="cmStoryLineText">Start of Locations</span><p /> </td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="5"><hr></td></tr> <tr> <td align="right" width="5" valign="top" rowspan="2"> <span class="cmStoryLine"> <A NAME="0" /> </span> </td> <td width="165" valign="top" align="left"> <a href="#0" onClick="window.open('pm.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=119240','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=800,height=600')"><span class="topNavWhite" onmouseout="this.style.color = 'white';" onmouseover="this.style.color = 'black';" align="justify"><img src="CommunityMemories/ACOZ/000a/image/storycard/ACOZ000a00c0.jpg" border="0" align="top"></span></a> </td> <td width="580" align="left" valign="top"> <span class="cmStoryLine"> Map of King Township<br />1878<br />King Township, Ontario<br /><br /> </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span class="cmStoryLineText">Laskay, Ontario is located within King Township, approximately 40 kilometers north of Toronto. <br /> Strange, a settlement located a few kilometers north of that was busy during the late 19th century.<br /> Kinghorn was located 4 kilometers east of Laskay at King Rd. and Jane St. This settlement was incorporated into the village of King City. <br /> King City is 2 kilometers east of the area formerly known as Kinghorn.</span><br /></td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="5"><hr></td></tr> <tr> <td align="right" width="5" valign="top" rowspan="2"> <span class="cmStoryLine"> <A NAME="1" /> </span> </td> <td width="165" valign="top" align="left"> <a href="#1" onClick="window.open('pm.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=119205','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=776,height=425')"><span class="topNavWhite" onmouseout="this.style.color = 'white';" onmouseover="this.style.color = 'black';" align="justify"><img src="CommunityMemories/ACOZ/000a/image/storycard/ACOZ000a00az.jpg" border="0" align="top"></span></a> </td> <td width="580" align="left" valign="top"> <span class="cmStoryLine"> The town of Laskay from the north east<br />1909<br />Laskay, Ontario<br /><br /> </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span class="cmStoryLineText">The hamlet of Laskay is found on the 6th concession - less than a kilometer from busy Highway 400.<br /> A branch of the Humber River flows through the valley which to this day is green and hilly - the site, with its trees, running water and climate was suitable to early European settlers.<br /> <br /> Joseph Baldwin and David Reesor were both instrumental in the early development and building of Laskay. Baldwin arrived in Laskay c. 1832, having immigrated to Canada 2 years earlier. The construction of a dam and sawmill on the Humber River was already under way when Baldwin took over; he completed the earlier building and erected a grist mill in 1849. As one of the few mills in the area, this mill handled much of the wheat from local farms. It was reported the first wheat exported to England from Canada came from this mill.<br /> <br /> These early businesses <!-SCT-->provided jobs for labourers; skilled and unskilled workers who came and settled the area much as the landowners did.</span><br /></td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="5"><hr></td></tr> <tr> <td align="right" width="5" valign="top" rowspan="2"> <span class="cmStoryLine"> <A NAME="2" /> </span> </td> <td width="165" valign="top" align="left"> <a href="#2" onClick="window.open('pm.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=119206','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=656,height=498')"><span class="topNavWhite" onmouseout="this.style.color = 'white';" onmouseover="this.style.color = 'black';" align="justify"><img src="CommunityMemories/ACOZ/000a/image/storycard/ACOZ000a00a4.jpg" border="0" align="top"></span></a> </td> <td width="580" align="left" valign="top"> <span class="cmStoryLine"> Laskay Emporium<br />1908 (?)<br />Laskay, Ontario<br /><br /> </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span class="cmStoryLineText"></span><br /></td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="5"><hr></td></tr> <tr> <td align="right" width="5" valign="top" rowspan="2"> <span class="cmStoryLine"> <A NAME="3" /> </span> </td> <td width="165" valign="top" align="left"> <a href="#3" onClick="window.open('pm.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=119207','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=800,height=483')"><span class="topNavWhite" onmouseout="this.style.color = 'white';" onmouseover="this.style.color = 'black';" align="justify"><img src="CommunityMemories/ACOZ/000a/image/storycard/ACOZ000a00a5.jpg" border="0" align="top"></span></a> </td> <td width="580" align="left" valign="top"> <span class="cmStoryLine"> The Old Forge (Blacksmith's Shop)<br />1914<br />Laskay, Ontario<br /><br /> </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span class="cmStoryLineText"></span><br /></td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="5"><hr></td></tr> <tr> <td align="right" width="5" valign="top" rowspan="2"> <span class="cmStoryLine"> <A NAME="4" /> </span> </td> <td width="165" valign="top" align="left"> <a href="#4" onClick="window.open('pm.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=119208','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=601,height=470')"><span class="topNavWhite" onmouseout="this.style.color = 'white';" onmouseover="this.style.color = 'black';" align="justify"><img src="CommunityMemories/ACOZ/000a/image/storycard/ACOZ000a00a6.jpg" border="0" align="top"></span></a> </td> <td width="580" align="left" valign="top"> <span class="cmStoryLine"> Laskay Methodist Church<br />1910<br />Laskay, Ontario<br /><br /> </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span class="cmStoryLineText"></span><br /></td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="5"><hr></td></tr> <tr> <td align="right" width="5" valign="top" rowspan="2"> <span class="cmStoryLine"> <A NAME="5" /> </span> </td> <td width="165" valign="top" align="left"> <a href="#5" onClick="window.open('pm.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=119209','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=800,height=477')"><span class="topNavWhite" onmouseout="this.style.color = 'white';" onmouseover="this.style.color = 'black';" align="justify"><img src="CommunityMemories/ACOZ/000a/image/storycard/ACOZ000a00a7.jpg" border="0" align="top"></span></a> </td> <td width="580" align="left" valign="top"> <span class="cmStoryLine"> Looking north from Laskay to Strange<br />1910<br />Laskay, Ontario<br /><br /> </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span class="cmStoryLineText">Strange looking north from Laskay.</span><br /></td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="5"><hr></td></tr> <tr> <td align="right" width="5" valign="top" rowspan="2"> <span class="cmStoryLine"> <A NAME="6" /> </span> </td> <td width="165" valign="top" align="left"> <a href="#6" onClick="window.open('pm.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=119194','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=800,height=600')"><span class="topNavWhite" onmouseout="this.style.color = 'white';" onmouseover="this.style.color = 'black';" align="justify"><img src="CommunityMemories/ACOZ/000a/image/storycard/ACOZ000a00ak.jpg" border="0" align="top"></span></a> </td> <td width="580" align="left" valign="top"> <span class="cmStoryLine"> Laskay School<br />1912<br />King Township, Ontario<br /><br /> </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span class="cmStoryLineText">Strange<br /> Situated 2 kms north of Laskay, Strange was the location of the elementary school attended by Walter Rolling and his siblings. <br /> The earliest records for this area state Richard Machell received a land grant in 1839, selling the land in 1840 to William Wells whose ambition it was to "start a town". He opened a general store in 1841, doing well selling goods required by early settlers. <br /> <br /> Dr. Strange, the Conservative representative for North York, (as the area was then known),<br /> was instrumental in getting the first Post Office to Strange in 1880. The town was named in his honour.<br /> <br /> The first school was a log building built c. 1831 and was replaced in 1851 by a 2-storey frame structure.<br /> This school in turn was replaced by <!-SCT-->a brick building in 1871 - and this building was demolished in 1941.</span><br /></td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="5"><hr></td></tr> <tr> <td align="right" width="5" valign="top" rowspan="2"> <span class="cmStoryLine"> <A NAME="7" /> </span> </td> <td width="165" valign="top" align="left"> <a href="#7" onClick="window.open('pm.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=119242','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=394,height=268')"><span class="topNavWhite" onmouseout="this.style.color = 'white';" onmouseover="this.style.color = 'black';" align="justify"><img src="CommunityMemories/ACOZ/000a/image/storycard/ACOZ000a00cb.jpg" border="0" align="top"></span></a> </td> <td width="580" align="left" valign="top"> <span class="cmStoryLine"> Kinghorn, in relation to King City<br />1878<br />King Township, Ontario<br /><br /> </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span class="cmStoryLineText"></span><br /></td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="5"><hr></td></tr> <tr> <td align="right" width="5" valign="top" rowspan="2"> <span class="cmStoryLine"> <A NAME="8" /> </span> </td> <td width="165" valign="top" align="left"> <a href="#8" onClick="window.open('pm.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=119214','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=541,height=399')"><span class="topNavWhite" onmouseout="this.style.color = 'white';" onmouseover="this.style.color = 'black';" align="justify"><img src="CommunityMemories/ACOZ/000a/image/storycard/ACOZ000a00bc.jpg" border="0" align="top"></span></a> </td> <td width="580" align="left" valign="top"> <span class="cmStoryLine"> The first Tannery<br />1888<br />Kinghorn, Ontario<br /><br /> </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span class="cmStoryLineText">Kinghorn had a thriving industry in the form of a Tannery, on land bought by Elihu Pease for his son Edward in 1847. A branch of the Humber River provided power and a large stand of Hemlock trees ensured the success of the operation; the plant was later purchased by Andrew Davis in 1856 and operated under the name "Lowell Tannery".</span><br /></td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="5"><hr></td></tr> <tr> <td align="right" width="5" valign="top" rowspan="2"> <span class="cmStoryLine"> <A NAME="9" /> </span> </td> <td width="165" valign="top" align="left"> <a href="#9" onClick="window.open('pm.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=119215','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=589,height=332')"><span class="topNavWhite" onmouseout="this.style.color = 'white';" onmouseover="this.style.color = 'black';" align="justify"><img src="CommunityMemories/ACOZ/000a/image/storycard/ACOZ000a00bd.jpg" border="0" align="top"></span></a> </td> <td width="580" align="left" valign="top"> <span class="cmStoryLine"> The second Kinghorn Tannery<br />1903<br />Kinghorn, Ontario<br /><br /> </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span class="cmStoryLineText">In 1884 Andrew Davis retired and his son (E.J. Davis) took over operations, only to have tragedy strike when the tannery burnt to the ground in April 1884. Quickly re-building despite a decrease in the flow of water from the stream, the younger Davis realized the importance of this industry to the community.</span><br /></td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="5"><hr></td></tr> <tr> <td align="right" width="5" valign="top" rowspan="2"> <span class="cmStoryLine"> <A NAME="10" /> </span> </td> <td width="165" valign="top" align="left"> <a href="#10" onClick="window.open('pm.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=119216','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=647,height=438')"><span class="topNavWhite" onmouseout="this.style.color = 'white';" onmouseover="this.style.color = 'black';" align="justify"><img src="CommunityMemories/ACOZ/000a/image/storycard/ACOZ000a00be.jpg" border="0" align="top"></span></a> </td> <td width="580" align="left" valign="top"> <span class="cmStoryLine"> The yard at the Lowell Tannery, depicting the workers<br />1900<br />Kinghorn, Ontario<br /><br /> </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span class="cmStoryLineText">Business increased and E.J.'s 5 sons worked at this successful family business until another fire struck, this time in 1903. The tannery burnt in an hour and as a result the family moved the business to Newmarket - thus ending industry in Kinghorn.</span><br /></td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="5"><hr></td></tr> <tr> <td align="right" width="5" valign="top" rowspan="2"> <span class="cmStoryLine"> <A NAME="11" /> </span> </td> <td width="165" valign="top" align="left"> <a href="#11" onClick="window.open('pm.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=119210','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=800,height=496')"><span class="topNavWhite" onmouseout="this.style.color = 'white';" onmouseover="this.style.color = 'black';" align="justify"><img src="CommunityMemories/ACOZ/000a/image/storycard/ACOZ000a00a9.jpg" border="0" align="top"></span></a> </td> <td width="580" align="left" valign="top"> <span class="cmStoryLine"> This house in Kinghorn, near the school, still stands today<br />1905<br />Kinghorn, Ontario<br /><br /> </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span class="cmStoryLineText"></span><br /></td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="5"><hr></td></tr> <tr> <td align="right" width="5" valign="top" rowspan="2"> <span class="cmStoryLine"> <A NAME="12" /> </span> </td> <td width="165" valign="top" align="left"> <a href="#12" onClick="window.open('pm.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=119213','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=492,height=371')"><span class="topNavWhite" onmouseout="this.style.color = 'white';" onmouseover="this.style.color = 'black';" align="justify"><img src="CommunityMemories/ACOZ/000a/image/storycard/ACOZ000a00bb.jpg" border="0" align="top"></span></a> </td> <td width="580" align="left" valign="top"> <span class="cmStoryLine"> The Kinghorn Methodist Church<br />1928<br />Kinghorn, Ontario<br /><br /> </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span class="cmStoryLineText">During its hey-day there was a tavern, church, veterinary office, blacksmith, hotel and various mills as well as the school located in Kinghorn.</span><br /></td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="5"><hr></td></tr> </table>
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