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Peru once rivaled Milton as county town founder's tale
Hatton’s Pages of the Past recounts Peru in Esquesing Township as a bustling 19th century village. The Center and Robertson families built soapworks and a limekiln hub along Sixteen Mile Creek, with a tannery, ashery, and a thriving dairy tied to the Milton brick plant. Notable figures include Dr. Edwin Robertson, famed for Moose River Mine rescue bravery, and the Robertson clan’s broad landholdings and enterprises.
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Peru
Esquesing
Milton
Center
William
Socrates
Dan McGibbon
Tees
McGibbon
McGibbons
Judah Center
Center Farm
John King
George Pearson
J. Neilson
Hill
Duncan Robertson
Robertson
Stuart
Duncan
Chicago
Donald
Edwin
Ernest
Alexander
England
Lillian Robertson
Toronto
Isabel
Edwin Robertson
Moose River
Halton
William Anderson
Canada
Scotland
U.P
Mansewood
Lizzie
Robertson and McConnell
Milton Brick
Brickyard Company
Toronto Island