The Newash Indian Village 1842
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Following the Indian treaty of 1836, a Reserve along the western shore of Owen Sound was set aside for the Band headed by Chief Newash. In 1842, the Indian village of Newash, established here previous to the founding of the adjacent community of Sydenham (now Owen Sound), was rebuilt by the government. It contained fourteen log houses, a school and a barn. Wesleyan Methodist missionaries ministered to the Indians, and in 1845 a frame chapel, the predecessor of the present church, was completed. In 1857 the Reserve, containing some 4,450 ha, was ceded to the government and most of the Indians moved to Cape Croker.
Transcribed from the marker, not summarised.
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The County of Grey
The City of Owen Sound
On the southwest corner of
4th Avenue West and 21st Street West
N 44 34.949 W 80 56.963
Recorded June 2005. Check current access before visiting.
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