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Scotstown (Estrie) – Taylor’s Mills | Forestry Fridays: Historic Views of Lumber Mills & Logging Scenes in Eastern Canada

This is a twentieth century view of Taylor’s Lumber Mills in Scotstown, Quebec.

A history brochure entitled the Upper St.Francis Heritage Trail says:

A lone brick smokestack towering above the water recalls the town’s heyday as a wood-manufacturing centre: the chimney is a remnant of a factory opened here in 1909 by the Guelph Patent Cask, Veneer and Plywood Company of Michigan. Scotstown served as a commercial hub for lumber camps and farms in the district after the International Railway arrived in 1877. At one time, Scotstown boasted several stores, a harness maker, blacksmith, shoemaker, notary and a doctor. George Sherman built the local hotel in 1884. Dwayne Wilkin

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The Forestry Industry in Eastern Canada – A Topical Index

A Bird’s eye view of Scotstown

Vintage Postcards of Quebec

Further Reading:

Riverview Cemetery – Compton County, Quebec

March 19, 2010 - Posted by Evelyn Yvonne Theriault | . | forestry, logging, lumber