http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/f613c86c1c98bc9554fd8119df4011f8.pdf 2ed2f3225e586f055de1f33d2ebfd9b0 PDF Text Text BOW.EH ROAD:: 1800' s. originally called Ferry Rd. At the foot of this St. was the lower Ferry Landing. The boats were no larger then row boats. To the north before caroming to Frenchrnan"s • Creek stood a grain elevator: blacksmith shop: shoe Shop : 2 hotels: a dance hall and a customs house; a dock and a shingle mill operated by Stockdale & tait. The dock vvhere the Fennians landed was directly at the foot of Bowen( the site of Williams dock inlate 20's). On the S.W. er. stood the Ferry house and tavern of FreeberrjFreeberry's Landing. In the 1860' s this tavern was run by Joseph Stevens .he also ovmed the dock and shingle mill for anumber of years.From J. Stevens the taver went to Joe Lanigan . • �1 ~5 0 IS' • • • 50' S. & 60 IS. '. : '. Bowen Rd . & Niagara Blvd . by George Tai 1927. About the year 1 ~5 1 and H352 the late James Haggart started a_ Ferry between Freebury's landing at the foot of Bowen Rd. to Hertel Ave . at Black Rock on the American side. His fine little side wheeler steamer the "Cygnet" , under her captain Dick Taylor, was placed on the route, but only operated during the summer months. After a trail of two possibly three seasons, the service was discontinued; possibly for want of sufficj_ent patronage. Another gentleman by the name of James Haggart, who at the time was Capt. o j the Fort F.rie Ferry bGJat , and afterwards conductor of tre Dummy over the Internatilioaal Bridge; said he ran the Ferry for one seasor Clustered around the foot of Bowen Rd . at the time was a grain warehouse, blacksmith shop, shoe shop, dance hall, and two hotels . One of the hotels was kept by a man named Freebury, and following h j Joseph Stevens, and the last was Joseph Lanigan , who had a licence l e 75. A considerable business was done in ferrying people and goods over the river, in small boats and yawls. There was a custom's offi c stationed there, and on the dock was a Customs house, andalso the shingle mill of Messrs. S:t;ockdale and Tait . It was at this dock tffi t the Fenians landed on a fine morning of June le66. The shingle mj_ll was not burned, but was torn down after the raids . ( O"Neil of cour s did not damage the hotels) All the buildings have d1sappeared, howev remains of the old dock can still be seen. It was at this point that the old Western Union Telegraph C installed their first submarian telegraph cable. It was abandoned wt the International Bridge was completed, and the cable ran over it." Shortly after the Fenian raids Josep h Stevens left the Hotel, and purchased a farm on the Gilmore road lot 5 cci~. 5 the west half . � 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: 1800s Originally Called Ferry Road Description An account of the resource Listed here is a document pertinent to Bowen Rd. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection 1800s Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection