The Wingham Advance-Times, 1979-07-25, Page 39Help to celebrate one hundred years of
achievement in the Town of Wingham.,
Everyone Welcome!
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Meftland on . araft.
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No, we haven't been around that long, but Wingham, too, despite its completion of a
t as modern Excellent
Adv&w*-Time* Cenwn" Editiaa. 1970—Pne, i
RIVER ON THE RAMPAGE—This scene Is nothing new to
any person who spent even a few years in Wingham. The
Maitland has had a nasty habit of flooding out local resi-
dents even from the early days. In fact, the first residential
and industrial development of the community was near the
confluence of two branches of the river in what we now call
Lower Town, but spring floods made It evident that the
higher ground in the present townsite was the only place to
First local survey
was made 1852-54
it is a good many years since our business
full century, is jus
homesbuilding s, fire and police
g
= The government surveyed the
dushyatthattime,wasstuweyed
into half six acre and ten
was established.
, public
P
protection, schools, churches and hospitals,
Wingham Town Plot within the
= y 1852-, laying out an area
acre,
acre lots. According to Mrs.
Today we serve one of the most modern of
plus the finest in recrepAident
ation facilities aji
=_ one and one-quarter miles
by
the
panasn�otthrownro for sale
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needs in this growing community - con-
add up to a town which has progressed
square, bounded on the north
= the "B" Line, on the south by the
until about 1860.
munications. Radio, television and stereo
steadily with the passing years.
= Turnberry-Wawanosh boundary
Because the ` .• .. -•ent had
sound are very much a part of today's
= line, on the east by Josephine
Street and on the west by the line
laid out a "town plot" most set -
world.
= on which W. B. Cruikshank's
tiers believed it was the place to
make their homes and that there
farm is now located. was little doubt that it would soon
The survey naturally included grow into a thriving community
_ both sides of the Maitland River,
`Che supposition being that the and remain so. With this thought
Surveyors had visions of timber in mind many newcomers settled
C o n g ra t uAl a t i o n s , Wingham = and other commodities being on the plot at an early date, and
sent down the river to Goderich. Lower Wingham, as we know it
It was later deemed advisable to may• began its groom'
d th
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take in more territory an e
= survey was extended five-eighths
of a mile to the east. The new sec-
Second Village
By the year 1863 there was talk
_
__ tion proved to be highly desirable
of another village opening up a
as a residentail area in later scant half mile away. Little did
years. the residents think at that time,
Diagonal Road , Wingham The 2,000 acres which had been that in a few short years, the new
reserved by the government for village, or Upper Wingham,
the townsite because of its water would become the more import-
munnuuuumoumuuummuuumiuuuuumuuiumuuumnmmmunuluunwmluWuuununuwumumm�omumuwuunuuuuuuuiunumuunwuui= facilities, so necessary to in- ant of the two.
The late Albert Snell stated
that when he came to Wingham
in 1864 Upper Town had a popula-
tion of about 200, while Lower
O Wingham had 250 or more. We
find that in 1879 it was estimated
that Upper Wingham had nearly
3,000, while Lower Town claimed
a total of about 500. We later
found that the 3,000 figure was
slightly exaggerated.
Wingham
has a
H ead Start!
The Lamp Lighter has been in business here
only a short time . . . But it didn't get here
by accident.
Wingham is a good town with 100 years of
history and a dependable future.
All Our Best Wishes to
Wingham and Its People
May the next 100 years be as fruitful
as the past century.
Tbe
lamp ^tigbter
Division of 385921 Ontario Limited Two doors north of Post Office
317 Josephine St. Wingham Tel. 357-1491 Hours: Tues=Thur. 9-6, Fri. 9-9, Sat. 9-6
The Home of Enlightening Ideas
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build. Within the past two or three years many properties in
Lower Town have been purchased by the Maitland Valley
Conservation Authority and the buildings have been re-
moved In a program to clear the flood plain in that area.
This particular picture, however, was taken In the spring of
1947 from the CN high level bridge looking toward the
McKenzie Bridge.
WALKER GIRLS—Verne (Galbraith), Betty, Joyce and
Dell, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Walker, are shown in
this photo from about 1930.
( Photo courtesy of Mrs. Verne Galbraith)
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Congratulations
Wingham
It is a pleasure to extend congratulations and
good wishes to the Town of Wingham and its
people on the occasion of your
o�o 100th Birthday 0,
May the coming years be as
prosperous and progressive for
your community.
Stone's Radio
and T V
fl. 335-6374 Gorrie, C
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