http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/a89e785e6a1871f785ca43fcd9a9d699.pdf 2e403f1091b5c4e02dd4166b7059217a PDF Text Text THE WINDMILL OLD Written by Eva Rose, Ridgeway, Ontario, June 12th 1895. - Frequent enquiries are made regarding the age and history of this familiar old landmark. Such a n inquiry, headed "Who Knows About This Windmill?" published in the NEWS on June 22, 1894, led me, the grand-daughter of the builder and original proprietor of the mill, to search the family records for in­ formation. On July 9, 1758, in the State of New Jersey, Silas Carter first saw the light. When in 1776,the young American colonies had no fµ.rther use for Matron England as a cha11eron�, and resolved to walk alone, Silas Carter, too young served General Washington as a teamster, and during three mo ths of the time, found shelter under the General's roof. · e On the site of the present City of Buffalo, there was then Grinding wheat on the only the log hut of an Indian trader. smooth top of a hardwood stump with a flat stone swung by a rope fastened to a bent sappling was a tedious method of making flour. The hand mills furnished to settlers by the British Government were not much better, and for years my grandfather took his grist of two bushels of wheat in a canoe down the lake Landing there, he would and River Niagara to Chippewa Creek. s houlder the bag and follow the Indian trail to the mill at the Falls, returning at night w ith his load considerably lightened by the miller's toil. When the season of t he "Hungry Summer" had come and gone, leaving the pioneers weaker for want of sufficient food and wiser in tha t they were determined to provide a supply ahead for a future contingency, he conceived the idea of building a windmill on Lake Erie. Ther e was plenty of limestone and a kiln was built to burn the lime for the walls of the mill. One run of burr stones was made from broken boulders found The second run of ·burrs was brought on the ice on the farm. With unfla gging zeal e ach obstacle was in turn from Buffalo. ted, and the autumn winds of 1932 turned the huge, surmoun canva.s covered swifts of Silas Carter's mill. And a busy mill it soon became, running night and day when Erie's fitful temper uld permit. Settlers came with grists from sixty miles away, �d for forty odd years, the mill was patronized by the whole countryside. The structure was solidly built, but the wear of time and tempest begins to show effects. . My· grandfather passed away at the ripe old age of ninety­ Will this monument of his industry fall nearer eight years. tothe century mark than he? _ l'J.JLJ/;a n:�fvtMAA At the close of the war, when England was inducing the New England Loya lists and others to settle in Canada, he took up the homestead at what is now known a s Windmill Point, and at present owned by Messrs. Fox & Holloway. .. J � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Old Windmill Description An account of the resource Listed here is a document titled "The OId Windmill" by Eva Rose. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Historical Collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 12, 1895 Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection undated