The Founding of Paisley
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In 1852, shortly after this region was opened for settlement, the government reserved land for a town here on the Elora and Saugeen Road, at the confluence of the Teeswater and Saugeen Rivers. Already settled on the site were Simon Orchard and Samuel Rowe and later that year John Valentine built a saw-mill here. The townplot, named Paisley, was surveyed in 1855 and within two years a community of about 150 had developed. By 1867 additional industries, including a foundry and a woollen mill had been established and the village's handsome buildings reflected its prosperity. The Wellington, Grey and Bruce Railway was completed through the community in 1872. Two years later, with over 1,000 inhabitants, Paisley was incorporated as a Village.
Transcribed from the marker, not summarised.
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The County of Bruce
The Municipality of Arran-Elderslie
In Paisley, on the south wall of a building on the northeast corner of
Queen Street (Road 3) and Goldie Street (Road 11)
N 44 18.378 W 81 16.362
Recorded June 2005. Check current access before visiting.
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