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Purdy's Mills


Location
The City of Kawartha Lakes
In Lindsay in the park on the west bank of the Scugog River between Lindsay Street North and William Street North south of the Wellington Street bridge


Photographer
Alan L Brown
Posted
May 18, 2004

Summary from the Ontario Heritage Foundation's website
The mills built on the Scugog River between 1828 and 1830 by William Purdy and his sons formed the nucleus of the developing community of Lindsay. The mill-dam frequently caused flooding in the area.

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