A Mill Should Be Build Thereon: An Early History of the Todmorden Mills

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It is difficult for Todmorden Mills Museum visitors to believe that this web site so with reference to the busy Don Valley Parkway used to be once home to the most important mill. As early as 1793 Governor Simcoe recognized the commercial potential of this element of the Don River. By 1795 Skinner’s sawmill used to be under construction, initiating an era of technological development that spread beyond the valley of the Don into what used to be then Muddy York. Lately, Todmorden serves to remind us of Toronto’s industrial heritage and the spirit of the time.

This invaluable local history confirms the importance of early mills and later factories along the Don River and recognizes the jobs played by Timothy Skinner, Parshall Terry, George Playter, William Helliwell and other settlers and entrepreneurs of Governor John Graves Simcoe’s time and beyond.

Eleanor Darke, assisted by Ian Wheal, presents us with an informative account of the people, their lives and their creative influence.

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