This weekend on Newmarket Today I continue my timeline series, starting with the year 1910. The second decade of the twentieth century found Newmarket in the midst of rapid industrialization and a period of steady growth. We were blessed with an abundance of natural resources including a clean and safe water supply on both the…
Month: April 2022
New Century Brought Cars, Davis Tannery, Great Canal Project To Newmarket
We continue our journey through highlights of Newmarket’s history from 1800 up to the dawning of a new century, 1900. During this time, our Main Street has evolved from an Indigenous trail to a thriving business throughfare. Our town administrators and politicians were drawn from the principal businesses and entrepreneurs that blessed this verging community….
1880s Mark Arrival Of Telephone, Water Works, Poor House, Temperance Movement
In this third instalment of my series on our local historical timeline, we pick up the narrative in the year 1881 and we will proceed up to 1900 and the turn of the century. The year 1881 opens with a huge celebration of our Newmarket’s incorporation. William Cane is our newly minted mayor, a position…
Fire Brigade, Plank Sidewalks, Fairgrounds Arrive When Newmarket Became A Village
In part two of my timeline series, I pick up the story in 1858 when Newmarket was incorporated as a village and will proceed through to 1881 when we were incorporated as a town. You can read part one here. In 1858, our first election took place Jan. 4 to choose a council for the new village. The Act of…
Fur Trade, Quaker Settlers, Rebellion Part Of Newmarket’s Early History
I am often asked for the date that a certain event took place or building was built. It had long been my intention to produce a brief timeline for people to use as a reference point, so I’m beginning what I anticipate will be a series of articles listing important dates in Newmarket history. Let’s start with the years…
