Reporter, Printer, Publisher, Editor, and Owner of The Palmerston Observer from September 1938(234 Main Street W.) to March 31, 1977(295 Main Street W.). Also known to be an Innovator, Mentor, Town Councillor, Eccentric, and a fierce news man, . . . — — Map (db m313950) HM
The station was closed to the public in 1982. The station continued as an administrative and storage centre for the next ten years. Trains continued to run through the yard and the many tracks were used for storage. The station opened to the public . . . — — Map (db m314821) HM
Stafford was a non-resident (Brantford) absentee landlord until 1902. His tenants in succession were all Druggists; Francis Carroll, Richard Rowntree and George Robb. Robb took over the Pharmacy from Rowntree in 1898 and purchased the . . . — — Map (db m313862) HM
Records show that by 1873, Dr. J.M. Mackie shared the building. In 1874, Duncan returned to Eldon Twp.
to start his own general store. Donald relocated, in 1878, to the corner of Allan and Elora Street (2 Elora St.) Other owners: 1881 Hugh Ross . . . — — Map (db m313860) HM
Charles married Mary Henry from Gorrie in 1891 where he was working as a Photographer. He came to Clifford in 1893 and opened his Barbershop. He rebuilt the shop in 1913, following the great fire that destroyed three stores and . . . — — Map (db m313812) HM
Joseph B. Robinson a Saddler & Undertaker, opened here in 1871. John Runge was his successor in 1906. He rebuilt following the great fire of 1913 which destroyed three merchant stores and two residences. The undertaker's casket . . . — — Map (db m313816) HM
This cairn was built with the
proceeds of the 1995 school
reunion to display the bell
from the original Clifford
three room schoolhouse,
built in 1871 and used as a
school until 1912. — — Map (db m313880) HM
The building in the background is Palmerston's first arena owned and operated by Mr. Hugh Hyndman 1910-1922.
The arena is sitting on the present C.N.R. Park, A.K.A. Fountain Park.
In the foreground are planks between the tracks that allowed horse . . . — — Map (db m314034) HM
The park and the house in the background were built by one man GTR and CNR Superintendent Walter White.
The house was built in 1923 and the park in 1924. The park was laid out in Art Deco style. It was attached to the railyard by a driveway for the . . . — — Map (db m314035) HM
The pillars to the CNR PARK have
“Walter White Assistant Superintendent", and the date "1929" inscribed in the base. The CNR Park sign project was initiated with the commissioning of the above blueprint (original in the Station Museum) dated . . . — — Map (db m313960) HM
The opening, in 1871, of a station on the main line of the Wellington, Grey and Bruce Railway, soon to be completed from Guelph to Southampton, provided the nucleus around which a community developed. The station was built on land purchased from . . . — — Map (db m314002) HM
An overhead view of Palmerston circa 1905 tracks from Listowel crossing the unpaved William Street in the foreground. the Imperial Hotel with its water tower can be seen on the left side. This was the second half of the famous “y” — — Map (db m314915) HM
Mogol #81 and the Grand Trunk station recall the steam era of the early 20th century and its importance to Palmerston. Following the end of the steam, and a brief period of diesel power, rail service ended before the restoration of the station in . . . — — Map (db m314823) HM
In 1900, the Grand Trunk renovated the 1876 Station, adding two towers, the round women's waiting room and a cathedral ceiling. By 1907, the front, left tower had been destroyed by fire.
In the background are a water tower and the town arena, now . . . — — Map (db m314713) HM
The Palmerston yard was booming five years after opening. In 1876, a second floor was added to the original station and a round house and a turntable were constructed — — Map (db m314711) HM
Designed by Architect David Ewart for the Dominion Postal Services. Living quarters were included for the Post Master, Robert McCready, whose family had been employed in postal services in Harriston since 1859. The bell and clock were manufactured . . . — — Map (db m313882) HM
1891-1994 Portal St. Clair Railway Tunnel between Sarnia, Ontario, Canada and Port Huron, Michigan, U.S.A.
Built by the Grand Trunk Railway.
First subaqueous railway tunnel in North America.
The tunnel is a Registered Natural Historic . . . — — Map (db m313906) HM
They lost their lives in the Southampton train derailment of the Palmerston to Southampton Train #179 (Engine #1319) caused by Hurricane Hazel at approximately 11:30pm on Friday October 15, 1954
Hurricane Hazel caused untold deaths across the . . . — — Map (db m313948) HM
Since the early 1870s, there have been three Town Halls constructed on this site. The first was a wooden structure which was destroyed by fire in
1888. The second, a brick structure built in 1889, was also destroyed by fire in 1916. Newspaper . . . — — Map (db m313881) HM
To commemorate the red brick building,
built on this site in 1875, as a Methodist
Episcopal church.
From 1890 to 1931 it was used as a Baptist
church.
From 1932 to 1981 the Loyal Orange
Lodge No. 655 and Vimy Lodge No. 248 met
here. . . . — — Map (db m314108) HM
This card dated 1915, highlights Palmerston's famous pedestrian bridge which crossed the long freight shed and 15 sets of tracks. A baggage car and a passenger car have been shunted to a siding beside the baggage building for processing of the mail. . . . — — Map (db m314272) HM
Engine 1532 waits patiently besides the baggage platform. The "dog leg" line on the far left leading to the baggage line is empty at the moment.
Across the yard, on the right, box cars line the length of the freight shed.
Palmerston was a busy . . . — — Map (db m314824) HM
Section of the 1890 insurance map of Palmerston which includes the rail yard.
The 12 bays in the round house along with the car shop and other buildings indicate how fast the yard has grown since 1871. — — Map (db m314706) HM
Reverend John Smithurst was ordained by the Church of England in 1839 and served as a missionary to the aboriginal peoples at the Red River Settlements in Manitoba for twelve years. He settled in the Township of Minto in 1852 when he was appointed . . . — — Map (db m313692) HM
Built in 1876, the round house employed local railway workers for over 80 years. With 12 bays, its repair facilities allowed Palmerston to become a railway hub for Western Ontario. The arrival of the diesel engine ended the role of the round house . . . — — Map (db m314572) HM
Built for the Grand Trunk Railway by Canadian Locomotion (Kingston) in 1910
An engine designed for passenger service pulling up to 12 coaches.
A coal burning steam mogul type engine with 2 front and 6 drive wheels.
Retired to . . . — — Map (db m313947) HM
This is the turntable circa 1957. The turn table is being operated by George Greenlaw Stanley Cherry (1929-1965)
There is a hostler (yard engineer) waiting in the engine
for the turntable to align its tracks with the correct bay in the Roundhouse. — — Map (db m314578) HM
The picture shows the main water tower (a similar water tower was located next to the roundhouse) the mail baggage shed the CNR Station and the pedestrian bridge. The water towers were removed in 1959 when steam engines were replaced by diesel . . . — — Map (db m314917) HM
