Description: Chaffey's Locks, Ontario - CANADA - Fishing - "WE CATCH SOME BIG FISH" - 1944: Samuel Chaffey, descendant of a family of woolen manufacturers from Somerset, England, came to Canada with several relatives in 1816. In 1820, he established a successful milling business at the outlet of Indian Lake where the water fell 13 feet (4 m.) in a river leading to Opinicon Lake. By 1829 when Sam Chaffey died of swamp fever (malaria), his milling complex consisted of grist, carding and lumber mills and a distillery, serving an evolving farming hinterland. The construction of the Rideau Canal necessitated the demolition of Chaffey’s mills to make way for the building of the lock and dam. Colonel By purchased the mills from Chaffey’s widow, Mary Ann and his brother, Benjamin. The contracted work was done by John G. Haggart and completed in 1831, and a maze of swamps was transformed into a navigable and picturesque Newboro Lake. Today, Chaffey's Lock is a thriving cottage and tourist community centred with its lock station and its famous resorts that attract tourists from around the world. This Linen Era postcard, mailed in 1944, is in good condition.
Price: 8.5 USD
Location: Brooklyn, New York
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Featured Person: Samuel Chaffey
Occasion: Sayings & Quotes
Size: Standard (5.5x3.5 in)
Material: Paper
Year Manufactured: 1944
City: Chaffey's Locks
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Brand/Publisher: Unbranded
Subject: Fishing
Continent: North America
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Era: Linen (1930-1945)
Country: Canada
Region: Ontario
Theme: Caricature, Cities & Towns, Hunting & Fishing, Landscapes, Boats
Features: Panoramic
Time Period Manufactured: 1940-1949
Country/Region of Manufacture: Canada
Postage Condition: Posted
