The Lost Village of Milton Mills 1 Commemorative Plaque, 2013
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Resource ID
5113
Access
Open
Address
30 Old Mill Road, Toronto, ON M8X 0A5
Credit Line
Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
2013
Historical Themes
Program Category
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Heritage Toronto
Time Period
Caption
The Lost Village of Milton Mills 1 Commemorative Plaque, 2013
Description
The Humber River has been vital to human life for thousands of years, linking Lake Ontario to Lake Simcoe and the upper Great Lakes. Artifacts from a 16th-century First Nations community, as well as substantial findings from a 19th-century colonial village known as Milton Mills, were found buried here near the banks of the river.
Milton Mills developed from a five-story gristmill of the same name, which became the centre of a small community reliant on the wheat and flour industry. The mill was built by William Gamble, who had purchased the nearby King's Mill in the 1830s. Milton Mills was connected to the surrounding area by roads and bridges constructed for Gamble, who was active in public affairs.
Marker lat / long: 43.651223, -79.492607 (WGS84)