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Town of Lindsay, Victoria County, Ontario Canada

The present town of Lindsay is built on both sides of the Scugog River about half way between its source in Scugog Lake and its debouchure into Sturgeon Lake. Beneath the townsite lies an ancient preglacial rock valley carved out of the limestone of the Trenton era. The mantle of sand and clay which the glacial epoch cast across the valley is thickest just at Lindsay, and the river has therefore, in this vicinity, steep banks, where the channel has been cut down through these morainic deposits. In conjunction with these steep banks, there was originally a series of gentle rapids extending down most of the westward bend of the Scugog which lies in the heart of the town. The total fall was about three feet. A Mississaga camp site was located near by, known as "Onigahning," (i.e., "The Portage.")

In 1821, a paper township of Ops was attached to the Newcastle District by the Assembly of Upper Canada. In 1824-25, Colonel Duncan McDonnell, of Greenfield, Glengarry county, assisted by Patrick Lee and Daniel Shanahan, surveyed the township. Lots 20 and 21, Concession V, were reserved as a townsite.

Town on Lindsay Early Settlers The Millers of the Scugog The Survey of the Townsite Purdy's Mills in the Thirties A Period of Invasions From Village to Town Municipal Officials Scourge of Fire Further Threats of Fire Primitive Conditions of Life Growth in Civic Stature Summary of Industrial Development Engaged in Lumbering Miscellaneous Industries Commercial Lindsay Family Business The Banks of Lindsay Delayed Civic Improvements Lindsay's Lighting System Search for a Water Supply Sewage System Long Delayed Summary of Public Utilities The Streets of Lindsay Shelter for the Aged Mail and Music A Few Municipal Statistics The Record of the Press Half Century of Sport

Victoria County, Ontario Canada Centennial History, Watson Kirkconnell M.A., 1921

Victoria County