ORANGEVILLE
The County Seat

Chronology | City directories | Bibliographies

Chronology:

1820 - August 7,1820 Ezekiel Benson (a land surveyor) is issued the first land patent for Orangeville
1844 - Orange Lawrence (the acknowledged founder of Orangeville) purchases the east 100 acres from George W. Griggs. Orange Lawrence went on to build a primitive saw-mill on the bank of the stream south of East Broadway. Historical sketch from the Orangeville Sun
1863 - Orangeville becomes a village
1873 - An act is passed to incorporate Orangeville as a town on January 1, 1874
1879 - Orangeville is selected as the county seat for the newly made county of Dufferin

City Directories:

The County of Wellington Gazetter and Directory for 1879-80 : Containg brief notes of the manufacturing and general business of the county, with full list of the townships, towns and villages, the residents thereof, with business, etc.

Bibliographies on the Town:

These items (*) are available through interlibrary loans from the National Library of Canada:

*Brooksbank, Jack. Orangeville long ago by anonymous author: a heritage research pulication. Rosemont, Ont.: Dufferin County Museum & Archives, 1997.

*Brooksbank, Jack. Town of Orangeville, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada. Orangeville, Ont.: Jacques (Bea) Studios, 1989, c.1985.

*Fifty years of service above self in Orangeville : 1937 - 1987. [Orangeville, Ont.: Rotary club of Orangeville, 1987].

*From the dress goods department of the right house: Bookless & Reid, imprters and dealters in staple and fancy dry goods, millinery, mantles, clothing, groceries, books, shoes, etc., Kechum Block, Orangeville. [Montreal? : s.n., 18--?] (Montreal: J.C Wilson). Note: part of the CIHM microfiche collection #43698

History of the Parish of Orangeville. [s.l. : s.n., 1976?]

McKitrick, A.M. Steam Trains through Orangeville. Erin, Ont.: Boston Mills Press, 1976.

*Pugsley, Judith. A walk through our town: Orangeville, Ontario. Orangeville, Ont.: s.n., 1980?. Produced by the Orangeville Committee of the Town of Orangeville.

St. Mark's Anglican Church Orangeville, Ontario 1837-1967: a history. s.. : s.n. 1967?

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Last updated: January 16, 2000

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