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TITLE: FRENCHMAN'S BAY
AUTHOR: LEO A. JOHNSON
SOURCE: HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF ONTARIO 1615-1875
PHOTOGRAPH: NOT AVAILABLE
FRENCHMAN'S BAY
In 1843, when the government began to allow duty-free grain from America
(ground in Canada) into England, a small harbour sprouted around what was
originally Majorville (later Whitevale) at the head of Duffin's Creek. The water rights for
Majorville were acquired by Truman White in 1845
(who was only 20 years of age at the time).
He built a large gristmill, sawmill and woolen mill. The workers at his mill formed a
small community around the mills. The prosperous flour and grain trade by White's mill
justified the development of a company (formed by William Dunbar and associates)
which then built a dock and warehouses on Frenchman's Bay. The town plot was named
Dunbarton after its founder.
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