Erin in Wellington County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
The Founding of Erin
Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 5, 2025
1. The Founding of Erin Marker
Inscription.
The Founding of Erin. . A small community developed here following the erection of mills on the Credit River about 1828-29. These were later rebuilt by Daniel McMillan. In 1839 a post-office, Erin, was established at McMillan's Mills and within a year village lots had been laid out. In 1851 with a population of 300, the thriving settlement contained several prosperous industries, including a distillery, a tannery, and carding, oatmeal and grist-mills. Agricultural prosperity and abundant water-power stimulated the community's growth as an important regional centre for milling and the manufacture of wood products, and in 1879 a branch of the Credit Valley Railway was completed through Erin to Toronto. That year, by a Wellington County by-law Erin was incorporated as a Village, with over 750 inhabitants.
A small community developed here following the erection of
mills on the Credit River about 1828-29. These were later
rebuilt by Daniel McMillan. In 1839 a post-office, Erin, was
established at McMillan's Mills and within a year village
lots had been laid out. In 1851 with a population of 300,
the thriving settlement contained several prosperous industries, including a distillery, a tannery, and carding, oatmeal and grist-mills. Agricultural prosperity and abundant water-power stimulated the community's growth as an important regional centre for milling and the manufacture of wood products, and in 1879 a branch of the Credit Valley Railway was completed through Erin to Toronto. That year, by a Wellington County by-law Erin was incorporated as a Village, with over 750 inhabitants.
is in Erin, Ontario, in Wellington County. It is on Main Street 0.1 kilometers north of Water Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Union Street, Erin ON N0B 1T0, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Huron-Perth-Waterloo-Wellington Area and in Southwestern Ontario. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Ruperts Land.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 77 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 7, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
