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1839 Dumfries Agriculture Society - George Stanton one of the early organizers met every 4th year in St. George
1838 Bell Foundry - burned in 1877 - rebuilt and was an important industry producing agriculture implements sold across Canada
1834 Devastating outbreak of cholera touching many village families with tragedy
1833 Wagon Works - Snowball first owner then D. Jackson in 1902 - products known far and wide
1833 First post office - corner where the trade and tourism office is located. George Stanton, first Postmaster - and the village was named for him (before Brantford)
1831-32 Methodist and Presbyterian Churches
1824 Baptist Church - (had a church before Brantford)
1823First school - built of logs - end of Lorimer Street, for boys only
1820s First grocery store - Henry Moe
1818 First industry - a distillery built by John Petit 18' x 18'
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