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Norval Mills and the Credit River Legacy
Hurricane Hazel devastated Norval in October 1954 by wrecking the Old Mill Dam on the Credit River, ending centuries of water power. The piece recalls James McNab’s 1820 settlement, the mill’s rise and several owners, a 1930 fire, and Norval’s early industry and community life including post office founder Colonel Wm. Clay and local tradesmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwall’s
Credit River
Hazel
Gwen Clarke
Ontario
Norval
Upper Canada
Esquesing
The
James McNab
MacNabb
MacNab
McNab
Canada
Vermont
U.S.A
James
Archibald
Alexander
Lake ‘Ontario
McNabville
John Barnhart
Peter Adamson
Gooderham and
Watts
Colonel Mitchell
Robert Noble
Noble
Adamson
Norval Woollen and
England
Thomas Maxted
Campbell
W. B. Brown
North Vale
Ontario Land Reports
Ville de Grande
MicNabb’s
Wm. Clay
Col. Clay
Halton