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Community Beginnings - Cashel
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"Cashel Beginnings"
Cashel Township was surveyed in 1860 by Mr. Henry A. Macleod. The place
was originally named after four Gunter brothers. There was some lumbering
carried out in the township as early as 1860, but it remained of limited
importance. A lead mine was the only major mining development. The township's
first schoolhouse was built in 1865. In the 1870's Mr. James Cunningham
operated the first water-powered mill in the area. Agriculture and timbering
operations have been the mainstay for permanent residents.
Source:
Places in Ontario
Nick & Helma Mika
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