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- Collection: Caledonia 1892
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Planing Mill, Lumber & Coal, W.J. Williams, Prop.
Number 46 on the Burleigh map, this longstanding establishment dates from 1864 (when Williams went into business with Thomas G. Edgar) on through his sole proprietorship beginning in 1879 to his eventual sale of the firm in 1902 to DeLancey A.…
Chas. P. Bundy, Tonsorial Artist
Number 44 on the Burleigh map, in plain language this was a barber shop that had been operating since 1885. Prior to that, Bundy had worked in the shop of his brother Thomas while attending school. By the time of the map's publication, Charles was…
L.M. Place, Drugs & Pat' Medicines
Number 43 on the Burleigh map, drugstore appears to have been a short-lived venture that began sometime around 1891 and was dissolved by 1893, when Place sold his stock of patent medicines. This mention in the local newspaper dates to 1892.<br />
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Robt. W. Laidlaw, Meat Market
Number 41 on the Burleigh map, unfortunately not much is known about this establishment--a not uncommon fate when it comes to butchers and history. Laidlaw's business was in operation at least by 1878, as this advertisement shows; by 1898 he worked…
F.A. Christie, Clothing & Gent's Furnishing Goods
Number 40 on the Burleigh map, the clothing store of F[raser] A. Christie (1858-1917) was one of those destroyed by the 1891 Caledonia fire. Subsequently, he moved into the same building as A.K. Fowler. Known as one of the town's most civic-minded…
Place & Foote, General Store
Number 39 on the Burleigh map, this business dated its establishment to 1817 by John McKenley. After passing through the Brown and then the Burgess families, Charles A. Place (1869-1937) and James C. Foote (1867-1939) purchased the firm in 1891.…
Caledonia House, Robt. Woollett, Prop.
Number 37 on the Burleigh map, Caledonia House had been a travelers' hotel for more than sixty years by the time of this panoramic view. It was built in 1830 by James Shaw, a mason who gave the structure two-foot-thick walls and hefty beams (not to…
R.J. Menzie, Physician & Surgeon
Number 36 on the Burleigh map, the office of Dr. Robert J. Menzie (1832-1915) probably was the most advanced medical care available in Caledonia. After completing his degree at the University of Buffalo in 1866, he moved to the village and…
Walker & Wilkinson, General Hardware
Number 34 on the Burleigh map, longstanding store advertised itself as "Again doing business at their old stand" in April 1892--after the February 1891 Caledonia fire. Run by William H. Walker and Ara Wilkinson, their partnership dated to at least…
Outterson & Lee, Meat Market
Number 33 on the Burleigh map, by the time of panorama's publication Outterson & Lee's firm had been dissolved, settling all debts in April 1892. In 1878 George Outterson opened "a saloon and restaurant under Grant's meat market"; it's unclear…