Even without a lot of detail there are stories in this map. Dated 1827, (and illustrating Brown Street) this is the earliest map of Guelph I've seen.
Note that the "Road to Woolwich" is Woolwich St. Likewise when crossing the river, the road to York became York Road and the address of Allan's Mill, now Spring Mill Distillery was 9 York Rd.
Market Street (now Waterloo Ave) led to the market and the St Patrick's Church grounds that are now the location of the Basilica are almost twice the size than what evolved.
In May 1827, Alexander and Margaret Dunlop (née Gordon) entered Guelph with a Ms. Brown. This was just weeks after Galt cut down the first tree to symbolically found the city. Gordon Street and Brown Street were named by John Galt for these first European "ladies" to visit Guelph. Brown Street was lost in a Canada Company reorganization after Galt was fired, and this is the only map I've found that illustrates it. Eventually it became Devonshire St., and then Dublin St. South. Now that has been severed from Dublin North by the Metrolinx line, perhaps the time is ripe to rename it again?
Even without a lot of detail there are stories in this map. Dated 1827, (and illustrating Brown Street) this is the earliest map of Guelph I've seen.
Note that the "Road to Woolwich" is Woolwich St. Likewise when crossing the river, the road to York became York Road and the address of Allan's Mill, now Spring Mill Distillery was 9 York Rd.
Market Street (now Waterloo Ave) led to the market and
the St Patrick's Church grounds that are now the location of the Basilica are almost twice the size than what evolved.
In May 1827, Alexander and Margaret Dunlop (née Gordon) entered Guelph with a Ms. Brown. This was just weeks after Galt cut down the first tree to symbolically found the city. Gordon Street and Brown Street were named by John Galt for these first European "ladies" to visit Guelph. Brown Street was lost in a Canada Company reorganization after Galt was fired, and this is the only map I've found that illustrates it. Eventually it became Devonshire St., and then Dublin St. South. Now that has been severed from Dublin North by the Metrolinx line, perhaps the time is ripe to rename it again?