The Rural Voice, 2004-07, Page 2622 THE RURAL VOICE
Top left, a quilt helped fugitive slaves find their way
along the Underground Railway to Canada where some
of them came to Grey County among the early settlers
(middle left). A display also highlights the part forests
played in Grey's history with a photo showing a sleigh
loaded with logs in the heart of downtown Owen Sound
(bottom left). Above, Grey County clay was turned into
bricks, red from east of the Niagara Escarpment, buff
from west. Below, the county's teeming rivers are
celebrated.
Rockford. Even the symbol for the centre is modeled after
a sheaf of grain. The "sheaf' is made up of different stocks
of colour: red, for fireworks celebrating humanity; green
for forest: yellow for agriculture; blue for water and gray
for rock.
In the dominant permanent exhibit, many of the
founding businesses of the county are featured as well as