A small town in southern Canada was one of the first settlements in Oxford county about 200 years ago. The river cut through good farmland and crossed over a geological feature of gently rising layers of limestone. Enterprising pioneers began to gather the limestone blocks which had broken off into the river and built crude kilns to make lime. An industry was born which supported generations of families in the following decades.
A small museum in the homestead of a family which expanded the quarries holds pictures . ..
Stories . . .
And a model showing the location of pioneer shops and homes
Employees from 1929 are shown in a photo commemorating a trip to see Niagara falls - a work-related geological feature.
The main product of the three lime quarries and kilns is highlighted with labeled packaging.
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