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Water Pump Sculpture plaque

Plaque by the Bradford West Gwillimbury Local History Association:

"This cast iron base and impeller were components of one of the two original water pumps installed in the 1928 Holland Marsh Drainage Scheme. The pumps would lower the water level by four to five feet thereby draining the water out of the marsh and allowing the marsh lands to be dried and cultivated. The two pumps could each lift 20 000 gallons per minute from the reservoir over the dam.
The Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury assisted in developing the water fountain. George Holancin, local metal sculptor, created the winged blue heron. This piece won Top Honours for Floral Displays as part of the Communities in Bloom Ontario 2006 program."

Amanda Gallagher

Water Pump Sculpture - side view

Plaque by the Bradford West Gwillimbury Local History Association:

"This cast iron base and impeller were components of one of the two original water pumps installed in the 1928 Holland Marsh Drainage Scheme. The pumps would lower the water level by four to five feet thereby draining the water out of the marsh and allowing the marsh lands to be dried and cultivated. The two pumps could each lift 20 000 gallons per minute from the reservoir over the dam.
The Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury assisted in developing the water fountain. George Holancin, local metal sculptor, created the winged blue heron. This piece won Top Honours for Floral Displays as part of the Communities in Bloom Ontario 2006 program."

George Holancin

Water Pump Sculpture

Plaque by the Bradford West Gwillimbury Local History Association:

"This cast iron base and impeller were components of one of the two original water pumps installed in the 1928 Holland Marsh Drainage Scheme. The pumps would lower the water level by four to five feet thereby draining the water out of the marsh and allowing the marsh lands to be dried and cultivated. The two pumps could each lift 20 000 gallons per minute from the reservoir over the dam.
The Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury assisted in developing the water fountain. George Holancin, local metal sculptor, created the winged blue heron. This piece won Top Honours for Floral Displays as part of the Communities in Bloom Ontario 2006 program."

George Holancin

View of Bradford from Go Train Station

View of the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury from the Go Train Station. This view is looking southwest over the town from Dissette Street.

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View of Bradford from Fuller Heights Park

View of the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury from Fuller Heights Park (at the end of Hulst Street). This view is looking southeast over the town.

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Unveiling of the Elizabeth Gwillim Statue

Tony Guergis (Warden of Simcoe County), Ruth Ann Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario David C. Onley and Mayor of Bradford West Gwillimbury Doug White at the official unveiling of the Elizabeth Gwillim Simcoe statue.

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Unveiling of the Elizabeth Gwillim Statue

Julia Munro, Mikki Nanowski, Brenda Wainman Goulet (sculptor), Art Meeke and Jim Culbert standing with the Elizabeth Gwillim Simcoe statue at the official unveiling ceremony in Bradford West Gwillimbury.

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Two-Handled Saw

A metal and wood two-handled saw. It would be used for cutting wood in woodworking/carpentry.

Part of a collection of woodworking tools and items owned by Walter Reeves and Joseph Mark (Mark was original spelling before it changed to Marks). Reeves was Bradford Town Constable and Mark was a railway worker. Donated by their grandson, Bill Marks.

Bill Marks

Two Lieutenant Governor Ladies

Lieutenant Governor Onley's wife Ruth Ann looking at a former Lieutenant Governor's wife; Elizabeth Gwillim Simcoe in the form of her commemorative statue at the official unveiling in Bradford West Gwillimbury.

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Tupling Insurance Building

View of the (current) Tupling Insurance Building when it was vacant in the early 1990s. On the southeast corner of Holland St. East and Dissette Street.

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