Ontario's Provincial Plaques

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Upper Canada's First Paper Mill 1826

Photo by Alan L Brown - April 22, 2004

Plaque Location

The City of Hamilton
In Flamborough, at the bridge over the creek beside the old mill on the north side of Crooks Hollow Road. From the intersection of Highways 8 and 5 (Peter's Corners) follow Highway 8 east to West Flamborough then left onto Crooks Hollow Road.

Plaque Text

The province's first paper mill began operations in 1826. Situated about 140m downstream from here, it was owned by James Crook's (1786-1860), one of Upper Canada's most successful entrepreneurs. On 160 ha of land purchased here in 1811, Crooks had, by 1822, erected a number of other mills, creating Crook's Hollow, one of the province's largest concentrations of industry. Construction of the paper mill was encouraged by an expanding domestic market and the British government's imposition in 1826 of a high tariff on paper imported to Canada from the United States. Crooks sold his paper mill in 1851, but under various owners it continued operations until destroyed by fire in 1875.

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