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Passing of the Old Miller Homestead Bring Regrets to to Old Time Residents Gradually but surely the steps of time are eliminating the old land marks for the newer and more pre tentious structures that will mark the sites of homes in the Humber Valley surveys. Every week shows improvements in this vast area, and just as surely every week marks the obliteration of some well known old landmark of more or less historic value. One of the most recent moves in the work of elimination is the remov al of the old ‘Milton’ house, that stands in the Old Mill grounds, near the new office of the Toronto Land Company. This old homestead was erected in the days when the area of the valley of the Humber river was known as the “Kings Mill Reserve.” Records tell that this “Kings Mill Reserve” was a more or less dormant settlement from the time of the war of 1812 and up until about the time of the building of this homstead. About the time, in the late 30's, Thomas Fisher came to occupy the place from his earlier exploits in the district where now stands the City of London, Ontario, where he is claimed to have made the first stand, this now known old mill district took on a certain activity, ship yards and plan ing mills were erected and a flour ishing business and growth was prom aed but the activity was not sustain ed. The original mill was burned in 1847 and on the site the mill, of which the “Old Mill’ is the remaining ruins, was erected in 1848 by a Wil liam Gamble. This William Gamble lived in the old homstead for well on to a quarter of a century and car ried on the mill worked with varied success, when he ultimately moved into Toronto. With his vacating the premises the mill and property pass into other hands and gradually de clined into its present state of ruin. The homstead however continued in active occupation with Jacob Atkin son. as its resident for upwards of 30 years, later the property was acquir ed by a Mr. Mallon and the area was operated by him as a farm and be came known as the Mallon farm. Ev entually from the Mallon estate the property was acquired by the Home Smith interests and is now controlled by the Toronto Land Corporation, who have the control of the Humber Val ley’s Surveys. This transfer took place in the year 1910. Owing to the fact that the old homestead property obstructs the newer buildings of the Toronto Land Corporation Offices, it has been deem ed advisable to remove the property, but it is proposed to allow the spot to remain marked by the old and splendid tulip tree that was presum ably planted by the original Thomas Fisher, of the home, upwards of one hundred years ago. There are many of the older citizens who have ex pressed regrets that the march of events have made it necessary for the obliteration of this old landmark, but the march of growth and progress un fortunately does not permit of too deep a consideration of the sentimen talism that must go with the times and building who usefulness are long outlived.
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Weston Times And Guide
Weston, Ontario, CA
Wed, Jul 18, 1928
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