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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Seaforth Ontario in Colour Photos: Saving Our History One Photo at a Time

Seaforth Ontario in Colour Photos: Saving Our History One Photo at a Time

Raue, Barbara

Paperback

Series: Cruising Ontario, Book 63

Photography History & Criticism

ISBN10: 1500473731
ISBN13: 9781500473730
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Jul 26 2014
Pages: 42
Weight: 0.15
Height: 0.11 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Seaforth is a southern Ontario community in Huron County.Originally known as Four Corners and Steene's Corners after an early settler, much of the area of what is now Seaforth was acquired by brothers Christopher and George Sparling in anticipation of the construction of the Buffalo, Brantford and Goderich Railway. Developer James Patton of Barrie purchased the land and laid out a town site in 1855.Seaforth's Main Street is a Provincially Designated Heritage Conservation District, and architectural critics consider it to be one of the finest late 19th century streetscapes remaining in the Province.A post office was established in Seaforth in 1859. In September 1876, a fire broke out in Mrs. Griffith's Candy and Grocery store which raged through Main Street and destroyed twelve acres of the business section. The town rebounded and Main Street was rebuilt with the brick and block structures which we see today. Property owners have been encouraged to restore and preserve the architectural characteristics of their buildings so that this valuable resource may continue to be a reminder of Seaforth's history. The street is lined with uniquely homogeneous buildings.In 2001, Seaforth was amalgamated with Brussels, Grey Township, McKillop Township and Tuckersmith Township to form the Municipality of Huron East.

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