Sayers_Mills,_Ontario
Sayers Mills, Ontario
Unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada
Sayers Mills is an unincorporated community in Milton, Ontario, Canada.[1]
Sayers Mills | |
|---|---|
Unincorporated community | |
Fifth Line Nassagaweya in Sayers Mills | |
| Coordinates: 43°32′44″N 80°00′53″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Regional municipality | Halton |
| Town | Halton Hills |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNBC Code | FEBAD[1] |
Sixteen Mile Creek flows through the settlement.
The settlement was founded as a lumber mill in 1847 by Thomas Easterbrook. The mill was purchased in 1877 by Henry Cargill. At that time, the property contained five buildings, a pond, and the mill. The property was later sold to Peter Sayers, namesake of the settlement, who operated the mill and built a family home there. In 1895, Sayers installed steam power at the mill.[2]
The mill was the largest in Nassagaweya Township, with two saws capable of turning out 25,000 to 30,000 board feet per day.[3] During its busy season, the mill employed between 10 and 12 workers, who lived in a bunkhouse on site. The milled lumber was taken to Guelph by horse-drawn wagons and sleighs until 1890, when a railway was built through nearby Moffat. The wood was purchased by manufacturer Massey-Harris, and was used on farm machinery. The mill also produced shingles.[2]
In 1902, the mill burned down, and was rebuilt the following year.[2]
The mill closed in 1922, and a dam located there broke during the 1940s.[2]
The Sayers Mill property is recognized as a "significant heritage resource" by the Town of Milton.[4]
- "Sayers Mills". Natural Resources Canada. October 6, 2016.
- Mullen, Bonnie (May 28, 1999). "Sayer's Mills" (PDF). The Compass.
- Kennedy, Urchin (June 24, 2006). "Elizabeth Easterbrook" (PDF). Whitlock Family Association.
- "Heritage Milton Minutes" (PDF). Town of Milton. April 10, 2014.