It is difficult for Todmorden Mills Museum visitors to imagine that this site so close to the busy Don Valley Parkway was once home to an important mill. As early as 1793 Governor Simcoe recognized the industrial potential of this portion of the Don River. By 1795 Skinner’s sawmill was under construction, initiating an era of technological development that spread beyond the valley of the Don into what was then Muddy York. Today, Todmorden serves to remind us of Toronto’s industrial heritage and the spirit of the time.
This invaluable local history confirms the significance of early mills and later factories along the Don River and recognizes the roles played by Timothy Skinner, Parshall Terry, George Playter, William Helliwell and other settlers and entrepreneurs of Governor John Graves Simcoe’s time and beyond.
Eleanor Darke, assisted by Ian Wheal, presents us with an informative account of the people, their lives and their creative influence.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 971.3/541
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 20
- General Note
- Originally published: Toronto [Ont.] : Natural Heritage/Natural History, c1995 Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn-on
- ISBN
- 0920474896 9781770700574
- LCCN
- F1059.5.T68
- LCCN Item number
- D37 1995eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaBNVSL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (116 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)thg00603007 (OCoLC)281732398 (CaOOCEL)410489
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Title proper/short title
- Early history of the Todmorden Mills
- Transcribing agency
- CaBNVSL
Table of Contents
- Contents 6
- Preface 7
- Introduction 8
- Researcher‘s Notes 9
- Chapter 1 The Don Valley 12
- Chapter 2 The Valley‘s First Inhabitant 17
- Chapter 3 The Don Mills 23
- Chapter 4 Parshall Terry 39
- Chapter 5 A Skinner Returns 48
- Chapter 6 The Don Valley 53
- Chapter 7 “A Vigorous and Substantial Family” 66
- Epilogue 88
- Endnotes 95
- Index 101
- A 101
- B 101
- C 101
- D 102
- E 102
- F 102
- G 102
- H 102
- I 103
- J 103
- K 103
- L 103
- M 103
- N 104
- O 104
- P 104
- Q 104
- R 104
- S 104
- T 105
- U 105
- V 106
- W 106
- Y 106
- Summary of Ownership of the Don Mills 107
- Summary of Ownership of the Paper Mill Portion of Todmorden Mills 109
- Summary of Ownership of the Brewery Portion of Todmorden Mills 110
- The Mill Families: - Skinner 111
- The Mill Families: - Helliwell 112
- The Mill Families: - Terry 113
- Bibliography 114
