William Buell’s 1816 Map of Brockville

This is one of the earliest maps of the Village of Brockville and shows many of the early details upon which the later Town, and then the City of Brockville have been superimposed.

The War of 1812-15 has just been over for a short time. The area around the first Court House shows the wartime accommodations [...]

Brockville’s Canada Carriage Company 1879 – 1930

Carriage and Sleigh Manufacturers
Park St., just north of the Grand Trunk Rail Line
[now demolished, and the site of the Brockville Legion and youth softball grounds]
This company was originally started in 1879 in Gananoque, Ont., by C.W. Taylor and his brother George Taylor, M.P. , where it was known as the Gananoque Carriage Co. They [...]