http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/797cb2ae7756f08faa4b3bbab361dd2c.pdf f2f320b939e2e4eceaf262bcfbf015de PDF Text Text 2UARRY PROPERTY: STONEMILL RD. property of Nicholas Uebelhoer. 1868north of Dominion Road. In sept. 1868. Washington Sloan of Bertie & wife Margaret sold to Charles c. Grove and Ni.cholas Uebelhoer::: All and singular that certain parcel and tract of land and premices lying and ~eing in the Township pf Bertie in the County of Welland: being composed of lot # 12, in the second concession: and the rear or .north part o:f lot 1.2 in the first oc. from L.E: in the said township of Bertie , and butted anf bounded or may otherwise be known as follows, that is to say: commemcing at the north east angle of the said lot #12 io.B. crni.2.; thence west nineteen chains and fifty . links to allowance for a road between lots # 12 & 13: thence south sixty seven cb.ainsand fifty links to the deriding l:ine: thence nineteen chains and fifty links to lot# 11: thence nor1h to the place of the beginning: containing ~Y admeasurement, one hundred and thirty three acres, more or less; exceptingi1however from the above de2cribed premices, eq.,l that part or portioj thereof hertofor sold and conveyed to the Buffalo and Lake Huron Railway Company: and further save and e~eeptingthe meeting House heretofore occupied by the Wesleyan Methodist, situt~d · onds~d lot. n ~y~,, Nicholas?;,Uebelhoer obtained this tract of land along with Charles C~, grove ,. howe.ver in 1872 he took full ownership. In 1886 his wid.O\\\f Anna sold 100 acres of this land to Frank Uebelhoer. n In 1874 N. Uebelhoer gave .27 one hundrlth of an acre of his land to the Roman Catholic. Ep'. · Coz;j;l.oration for the site of a church. l~ot 13, Con •. 2 • .On Sept. 10-Jr,h. 1869'?16.ol:phus 'Ifau1n sold-to Nicholas Uebelhoer l?t acres. Ei~pt. of lot 13, con. 2. Nov. 10 1875. Nicholas Uebelhoer sold to the Roman Catholic. E. C;hurch Corp. Pt. of lof 13, con. 2. : 2t acres: $1 .. 00 for Cemetery. �For a time the Windmill point Quarry was run by a Mr. 0°Brien. elose by were two lime kilms; one to the west on lot i con. 13 just oposite the old school house on Dominion rd. The other was east on the Dominio~ lot ! con 12, only a few hundred ft. from the corner of Windmill point rd. The Quarry Property::: south of the Dominion. This Quarry was owned by a Company called Hugh Brothers Ban~jof Syracuse;and operated from 1895- 1903. A narrow gage railway ran from the quarry to a long stone dock on the shore.It was a big operation , and in 1902 some 5,000 pounds of dinamite was used. A natural spring flowed into the bottom and when operations ceased the quarry was soon filled. At this same location sand evacuation was another large industrial venture, ran by the Fox and Holloway Company and Carroll Brothers. inland from shore was a narrow gaged railroad with two miles of track, 2 small engines and forty cars.runs 500ft. from the shore on a substitute tressle alongside the lake where are moored the stone boats. At the end of the trestle is a pier on which is placed a steam derri~'it~' to unload the heavy machinert ~nd building material at the quarie; also a steam pump which supplies water neaded for the engine. The bed of the cars are attached to the tracks by a pivot that allows them to beused either side. Each carry four or five wagons loads of stone.Chutes are built from .the trestle leading into the scows, moored at the dock.Cars are run unto the trestle then three or four men trip the load, and thestone roles into the scow. At peak they loaded two thousand tons a day. � 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 Quarry Property Description An account of the resource Listed here is a document pertinent to the Stonemill Rock Quarry. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott 1800s Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection