Township of West Gwillimbury [Simcoe County, South-Central Ontario]
scale 60 chains to one inch
16 3/4" x 13"
sheet measures: 18 x 14 inches (45.6 x 35.5 cm)
original antique map (chips to left corners, upper right corner corner creased with tear - no loss, some short tears to margins).
from The Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of York and the Township of West Gwillimbury & Town of Bradford in the County of Simcoe Ontario published in Toronto by Miles & Company, 1878
Towns and Villages include: Middletown, Bradford, Coulson's Corner, Deerhurst, Brown's Corners, Gilford and Cookstown.
Landmarks include: cemeteries, hotels, the Holland River, Lake Simcoe, the Flax Mill Company, farm houses, saw & grist mills, cheese factories, orchards, churches, schools, post offies and an Orange Hall.
Some Landowners include: Lieutenant Colonial Richard Tyrnwhitt, Mark Scanlon & others from the Scanlon family of West Gwillimbury, Robert Thorpe, Joseph Fennel, the Stoddard family, Faris family, Fraser family, McBeth family, McKay family, Evans family, Woods Family, Rose family, Armstrong family, Bannerman family, Kneeshaw family, Metcalf family, John Coulson and many others.
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The deep history of landowners found on this map can help those interested in genealogy and local history. It is interesting to note the amount of orchards. Many of the first settlers of West Gwillimbury are found on this map.
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