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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-07-16, Page 71r - i j \tea �Tfx BUN WHEN.,. 5 Cherrydale its 15Obirthday alp® celebrates Page 41 n " In 1830, Michael Fisher, while exploring. the land along the Maitland River, discovered the creek on the Colborne side of the river, and found that it issued from a monstrous spring. He was impressed both with the water privileges, and the land in its locality. Michael purchased a block of land (5485 acres) from the Canada Com- pany the next year. This land is in the bend of the river and is the full length of the Maitland Concession, north and south, also the full length of concession 1 and 2, east and west. In 1831, he moved his wife and family from Vaughan Township to this 5485 acres of land in Colborne. Their home being the rudest of log cabins. Michael Fisher was very proud of .his Iarge family, seven sons and three daughters. In those days, a man with a large family was considered a very rich man.. In 1836, five years after moving to Colborne, the Fisher family built a large three-storey stone house. This house was built of oak timbers, faced and built with limestone about 2-2 feet thick, afterwards faced with rough cast. Valentine, the fifth child, at the age of 9 years split the shingles while his father shaved them for the new home. The shingles were split 2-1/2 feet long and about 1/2 inch thick, and were laid around seven inches to the weather, on sheeting four in- ches thick and were placed some five in- ches apart on the rafters. A great deal of the material for the house and some of their machinery was brought from York, although, it is not known what was the means of transportation. The first sawmill was built on this monster spring which today is still flowing strongly on its way to the Maitland River. The remains of its dam, that created a head of fifteen feet are still to be seen. This Michael Fisher was a handy man and was known to have seven trades. He had a small furniture factory built on this property. Some ' years later he traded the first farm that he settled on, now known as Cherrydale, and a farm .kin the Maitland Concession known as thiriVise farm, to Henry Martin for a chopping mill, flour mill, sawmill and, 40 acres of land in Vaughan -Township in York County. 'Henry Martin eventually sold the original farm to Mr. J. C. LeTouzel. . • It was Mr. LeTouzel who namedthe farrn Cherrydale. Michael . Fisher had faith in God.' He shared with his family in bible reading and , had prayers every morning. They felt it a necessity. In 1986, Cherrydale celebrates its ses- quicentennial along with Colborne Township. Welcome to Tiger Country! Colborne Township on your 1-5-0 Birthday Cherrydale Farm as it appears today Congratulations Colborne Township "Tiger Country" is 150 years strong! CARLOW .GENERAL STORE Carlow - 524-6079 Harold & Olwyn Bennitt We appreciate your kind patronage over the past years and Wish you all the best for your 150th Celebration Meneset Mobile Park is located on the shores of Lake Huron in a.beautifully treed area of Ridgewood Park. This area was once the home of John Galt, a close friend of Tiger Dunlop. Meneset Modular & Mobile Home Park : Otifte ,,fly "We take pride in being a part of Colborne's Celebrations!"