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Our Lands Speak: 19th Century Patterson Village Water Sources – Part 1

Our Lands Speak: 19th Century Patterson Village Water Sources – Part 1

by Bill Finlayson | Feb 21, 2018 | Patterson Village 19th Century Company Town

Our investigations at Patterson Village revealed four different sources for water cisterns, a well, a water tower, and a cast iron waterline. Although not as advanced as our standards today, it is amazing how much thought and effort must have gone into the creation...
Our Lands Speak: The Closure of Patterson Village

Our Lands Speak: The Closure of Patterson Village

by Bill Finlayson | Feb 15, 2018 | Patterson Village 19th Century Company Town

We’ve recently discussed some evidence indicating continued occupation of Patterson Village after 1886, which is when the Patterson & Bro. farm equipment manufactory closed. Shortly afterwards, the manufacturing operation was moved to Woodstock after Patterson...
Our Lands Speak: House 15 at Patterson Village

Our Lands Speak: House 15 at Patterson Village

by Bill Finlayson | Feb 8, 2018 | Patterson Village 19th Century Company Town

Two structures on the same plot of land? In my last post, I discussed what I thought might have been a raised storage building at Patterson Village. This was comprised of a rectangular pattern of very large posts/post moulds which defined a structure 14 m long and 7 m...
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