(Above) Yonge St., Tara, Arran Twp., Bruce County, Ontario, Canada

(Below) "The Founding of Tara
Soon after the survey of Arran Township was completed in
1851, John HAMILTON & Richard BERFORD, early settlers in
the area located here along the Sauble River. The opening
of the Owen Sound Post Road stimulated the growth of a
small community & in 1858 BERFORD registered a village
plan. Situated in a rich agricultural region with abundant
water power, the settlement developed quickly. By 1861 it
contained saw & grist mills, a foundry producing agricul-
tural implements, wagon works & a tannery, & the follow-
ing year a post office was established. Tara became a thriv-
ing commercial & manufacturing centre & in anticipation
of the arrival of the Stratford & Huron Railway it was
incorporated as a village by a county by-law effective
January 1, 1881."

Links to:
Tara, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada (Bruce County Tourism);
Village of Tara (Susan Thomas Sandy) 3520 Entries;
Yonge Street, "the 1,896-kilometre cul-de-sac";
Yonge Street Quick Facts (Globe & Mail);
Yonge Street Story (Canadian Historical Review)

< Back to Family Photos page
< Back to SURNAMES page
< Home

All Rights Reserved & Not to be Copied Without Permission ©.
No Unauthorized Commercial Use.