Aldborough Pioneers Plaque, Aldborough Township
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives140626
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca.1986
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh1 B1 F2 11
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Hugh Sims fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R6 S5 Sh1 B1 F2 11
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca.1986
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Aldborough Pioneers Plaque, circa 1986. Part of Aldborough Township folder. On the plaque is written: "Aldborough Pioneers In the year 1813 Alexander Forbes, Archibald Gillies and Neil Haggart landed with their familes at the mouth of Sixteen Mile Creek. They came from Scotland by way of Caledonia, New York and were each granted fifty acres of land by Colonel Talbot In Concessions twelve and thirteen of Aldborough Township. Other families including the Menzies, Fords, MacEwens and MacDiarminds from Argyllshire also landed here and settled this area. This is the site of a once well defined hill known as 'Nellie's Hill' or 'Cnoc Nealidh' after Nellie Campbell Who landed here in 1818. Settlers used this as a campground when searching for their land grants. Finlay G. MacDiarmid 1869 - 1933 This plaque has been ereceted to commemorate the contribution of Finlay G. MacDiarmid to the development of this community. A grandson of one of the earliest pioneers. He was born at New Glasgow, October 11 1869 Educated locally and became a farmer. Later he was elected a township councillor and at 29 was elected member of the provincial legislature for West Elgin. He was re-elected for five successive terms and in 1914 was appointed First Minister of Public Works and Highways. He was defeated in 1919 but re-elected in 1923 and 1926 and retired after the end of his last term."
- Name Access
- Aldborough (Ont. : Township)
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