![]() ![]() The train whistles are no longer heard in Tory Hill but the hamlet still maintains its unique place in history. In exasperation, he said to John Anderson, “Jack, you get the Post Office you have wanted for a long time and you had better name it Tory Hill!” John was appointed the first postmaster, and subsequently named the village Tory Hill. Tory Hill is so named because, it is written, when Alexander Niven, Liberal Candidate, came electioneering to the settlement, it did him little good as he received only one vote. The community was booming when uranium was discovered in the 1950s and three mines opened. In those peak years the community had four general stores, a school, church, cheese factory, town hall, blacksmith shop, two saw/shingle mills and a garage. Originally settled in the 1870s, Tory Hill expanded once the railway came through and ran three times a week from 1893 until 1960. Though the common industries of rock and wood were scattered throughout the outskirts of town, the village of Tory Hill centred itself around the railway. The book, A Journey Through Glamorgan's Past by Elva Bates, available at a local library in Highlands East, will enlighten you further on the history of Gooderham and its surrounding areas. It was also home to the famous Skyline Dance Pavilion, where, on a Saturday night, people came from all over to enjoy dancing to a live band. In the 1950's Gooderham had 3 General Stores, a Barber Shop/Confectionary Store and Mountain View Lodge. is the only major sawmill left operating in the County. ![]() Settled in 1873, its main industry has been logging. Gooderham is built along Gooderham Lake, bordered on the south by the Irondale River and Pine Lake to the north, located on a now defunct railway line, the IB&O Railroad, which has been since converted into a trail network. The remaining 111 sold over the next 2 months. Bowes and Cocks Realtors held a sales day on May 9, 1964. Bicroft mine closed in 1963 leaving 150 houses vacant. The Dyno mine closed in 1960 and their 50 houses were sold off shortly after. All these facilities are still serving Cardiff's residents. The Roman Catholic Church was built in 1958, the United Church in 1960, the pool in 1958 and the Royal Canadian Legion in 1965. The Dyno Mine company built an additional 50 houses in 1958 at Cardiff to accommodate their workers and families.Īn 8 room school was built in 1956. Once again workers lived in temporary housing on site. 150 houses were built across the highway to house workers and families in 1956.ĭyno mine was located a few kilometres to the west of the town site. At first workers lived in temporary housing built at the mine site. Two operating mines were developed.īicroft mine was located a couple of kilometres south of the present Hwy 118 and went into production in 1956. The area of housing now known as Cardiff was built as a result of Uranium being discovered in Cardiff Township in the early 1950's. Interesting is the fact that Cardiff, Monmouth and Glamorgan were a single Township in 1874. ![]() The Municipality Of Highlands East was incorporated in 2001, upon the amalgamation of the former townships of Bicroft, Cardiff, Glamorgan and Monmouth. ![]()
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