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The Brown Home in 19601960
Westmeath Township, Ontario, Canada
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The Brown Homestead went through many changes over the years.In 1907, the end part of the house was taken down and the materials re-cycled to help build the house and barns of Harris's brother John.
At this time as well, the length of the wood shed was shortend by half.
This photo is of the homestead in 1960.
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The outbuildings of the Brown farm1960
Westmeath Township, Ontario, Canada
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The farm remained in the Brown family until Harris 's son Vernard and his wife Lepha sold it in 1974 and built a new home on a section of the original farm beside the maple bush.5
The Marchand Bridge1898
Fort Coulonge, Pontiac County, Province of Quebec, Canada
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The Marchand Bridge was one of the many bridges built by Augustus Brown throughout the county. The photo shows the bridge as it is today, still in use and locally referred to as the "Red Bridge".Over the years , the bridge has had many restorations with the help of fundraising and government grants, from 1939 through to 1997 when the piers were replaced.
Presently, the bridge is the second longest covered bridge in Quebec measuring 151.59 m. (497 feet and 3 inches) in length. It is constructed entirely of pine.
The original pine lumber for the bridge was from the farm of Augustus Brown's farm near Beachburg ,Ontario, Canada. It was hauled by horse via an ice bridge over the Ottawa River which connected Ontario and Quebec near Waltham, Quebec.
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Brown, Basil and Vernard at the Marchand Bridge built by their grandfather Brown, Augustus C.1998
Fort Coulonge, Pontiac County, Province of Quebec, Canada
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In 1989, The "Pont Marchand" was officially declared an historical monument by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs of Quebec.The Brown family, to commemorate the centennial of the bridge, provided a memorial plaque which is now situated at the bridge site.
Vernard and his brother Basil are shown in this photo at the centennial celebration.
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The Brown family present a photo of Augustus Brown to Chutes Coulonge Museum1997
Chutes Coulonge Museum, Mansfield, Province of Quebec, Canada
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Members of the Brown family shown in this photo are Vernard, his wife Lepha, his brother Basil and Vernard's daughter Barbara Brown Hare.In 1997, they donated a photo of Augustus Brown, the builder of the Marchand Bridge, to the Interpretation Centre at Chutes Coulonge, Mansfield, Quebec.
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Brown, Vernard with Marchand Bridge model (photo from the Cobden Sun)1998
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Vernard Brown, grandson of Augustus Brown, constructed a four foot long replica of the Marchand Bridge to mark the 100th anniversary of the bridge.The five piers supporting the model bridge are filled with stones, just as those under the original bridge. There are 320 shingles on each side of the roof.
This photo was in the Cobden Sun, November 25, 1998.
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Vernard H. Brown with the Fleury Plow, which was used by his father, Harris S. Brown.2002
Ross Museum, Foresters Falls, Ontario, Canada
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Harris Brown's son Vernard visits the Ross Museum in Foresters Falls, Ontario, where the Fleury, "Scotch Thistle" plow used by his father at the plowing match in Ottawa in 1900 is on display in the Drive Shed of the museum. |
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