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Bond Head Hall Opening

Newspaper picture from Bond Head Community Hall Opening. Caption reads: "School children like Leila Stoddart, Dona McArthur, Billy Bateman, and Frank McArthur made sure the campaign slogan got around. Men and women throughout the area pitched in, worked hard to raise funds, and also helped with much of the labour."

Bond Head Hotel Advertisement

Advertisement for the Bond Head Hotel. It was built on the corner of 88 and Old Essa Road (Hwy 88 and Hwy 27 today) in 1844 by James Banting. Samuel Manning owned the Hotel from ca. 1857 to 1873. In its time, it was known as the Manning House, the Queens Hotel, and the Bond Head Hotel. The original building burned down in 1892, and was rebuild as a brick structure, but no longer served as a hostelry.

The Brazill House later took over the name "Bond Head Hotel."

Bond Head Looking East

Bond Head - looking east from the townline in 1868. The first store on the left is part of old Robinson Hotel. All the buildings from there past the buggies were burned in 1880.

Bond Head Looking South

Bond Head looking south on highway 27 from 88 in 1868. Showing board sidewalks, looking south, which extended to the 6th Line. Note the boardwalk joining the road to the sidewalk.
Another version of this image was listed as 1867.

Bond Head Main Street

Looking west down main street in Bond Head. Brazill Hotel (now Bond Head Hotel) two windows over the buggy shed were for the 75-foot dance hall built over the shed.

Bond Head map

A map of Bond Head in the 1960's, including the main residents, active churches, and lot designations of the town.

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