http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/ff9a7b908950b8e9c4b49e758eaccd36.pdf d6088b5cd543ce67da7de7e77a7fa5e7 PDF Text Text ï¿½WEN ROAD FERRY LANDING::;: In <the e:ï¿½rly 1800's fNm .tne nerth end the;rï¿½ ahï¿½ut e0nsiderale ferrying going en mile from the uppe.r Ferry landing by :Bertie 3t., The: roaï¿½ was then eï¿½1leo Ferry roitd and re-mained sueh f'@r many yeal'B after thï¿½ feFry ce8'sed te ti>pe:rate f'rem this lï¿½H::aotiÂ©n .. iee!tuse ef e:enf'ussiï¿½n how.ever the name- was ehanged to B0w1en after the fam:tly Qf that n&.me tbat h&i;d farm 111ind ï¿½ust west ï¿½f the ri vere ï¿½;t first the:re were ï¿½nly sma.11 rÂ©w beats ape::ril'tinï¿½ and they ran from the O'anadian shot!'e to Austin s.t .. in Jiiliaek Reek.. The doe:k Wfil:S owned by llikr.. Freb'r-Jr: y , and on it was ï¿½ eustÂ®m '5 Â©ffiee ilnd a Shingle: Mill 0wned: by Stoekdale: and Ta,it .. Close by & g rain were twe hotel a. danee ha-11.. blae-kï¿½m i th & shoe s h Â©i:J was a elevil.tor.. For ï¿½ time Mr .. Fï¿½hï¿½'i-:'yï¿½lperated ene of the .!tote,ls .. fï¿½lÂ©wed by Jose])h Stevens , aind Mr .. JEH3&ph Lanigan .. T.'be grandÂ daughter of M.:r .. Jeseph Stevens still hii;s in her pÂ©ssession a tin type of.' the hotel 9 and says at one time Mr .. S'te:ns a1so ewned the d.0ek @.nd shingle mil.l.. Af'ter the Fennian Raids Mr. Stevens lef't the bustness for a fa-rm on the Gilmere Roa.it .. .About the ye@.::r 1851 Jï¿½m:es Haggart opera.tad a sidewheeler , nacmed the Cygnet from the Ferberey doek t C!ll Hertel Ave in Blaek Roe:k.. It. :ran only at few years , because of poer patiEJOnaga s;Â·0me, time 1tâ€¢fter the FeÂ·nnia:n Ra.ids th.is Ferry loeatimn ï¿½s d.ise.:@ntiIDned: and the, l arger boa.ts used the lcwe,r 8erry landing by the foot 0:f' Dufferin, whiieh Nelsen Forsyth had put int0 cpÂ e:ir-a tion with his boat. the ï¿½ f3eeï¿½' .. ï¿½,- � 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 Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library.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 Bowen Road Ferry Landing Description An account of the resource Listed here is a document pertinent to the ferry landing on Bowen Road, which existed in the 1800s. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Lois McDermott Historical Collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Undated ferries Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection north end undated