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From Salt Mines to Parkland: The Story of Centennial Park
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From Salt Mines to Parkland: The Story of Centennial Park

From Salt Mines to Parkland: The Story of Centennial Park

By Phil Egan - Special to The Sarnia Journal, Then and Now. (2015) What began as a search for oil led to the discovery of salt. The discovery of oil in Lambton County in the late 19th century had many believing that vast wealth might be just around the corner. [...]

Ron Smith2015-09-02T04:04:53-04:00August 29th, 2015|Comments Off

Logging and the Cleveland-Sarnia Sawmill Company

by Phil Egan In the middle of the 19th century, there were over 1,000 sawmills operating in Ontario. It had become the normal course of development when settlers began to establish new hamlets and villages. They wanted to build, and that meant they needed a sawmill. George Durand built the [...]

Ron Smith2015-08-29T18:00:39-04:00August 25th, 2015|Comments Off