Chesley Ontario in Photos: Saving Our History One Photo at a Time (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781479285136)

Sconeville was the name of the settlement that developed here following the erection of mills on the Saugeen River by Adam Elliot in 1858-1859. A post office, named after Solomon Chesley, a former Indian Department official, was established in 1865 and the village took on the name of Chesley. A branch of the Grand Trunk Railway was completed to Chesley in 1881 facilitating its development as a centre for agricultural businesses and the shipment of produce, livestock, lumber and bark.Chesley is located in Bruce County on Sideroad 30 North; it is north of Walkerton on Bruce Road 19, and north of Hanover on County Road 10.

Author: Barbara Raue
ISBN-10: 1479285137
ISBN-13: 9781479285136
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 09/28/2012
Pages: 30
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.12lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.06d