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CA BWGPL LHC-Rura-2016-07-11-05
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Mount Pleasant
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- 2016 (Creation)
- 1840 (Creation)
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Mount Pleasant, aka Botchtown;
Mount Pleasant was the name Gilbert Robinson chose for his stately home on the north half of lot 15 con. 8 in West Gwillimbury. The name spilled over to the adjacent hamlet that grew up at the corner of the 9th line and the Penetang Road (Yonge Street), comprised of a blacksmith shop, hotel, general store, gas station and a school. Nearby a Wesleyan Methodist church, a brickyard, and grist mill and saw mills owned by Mark Scanlon and John Thorpe. South of the hamlet, a hillside spring provided refreshment for weary travellers, man and beast.
circa 1840
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- Gilbert Robinson (Subject)
- Mark Scanlon (Subject)
- John Thorpe (Subject)