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Spring Lecture Series - Delving Beyond the Date Stone: Uncovering the Rich History of Your Old House
April 7th, 2020 - April 7th, 2020
How Captain William Henry Smith Forever Changed Owen Sound
Until 1860, the only dock in Owen Sound was Boyd’s Wharf, owned by the government and located just outside the mouth of the Sydenham River. The Owen Sound Harbour, as it is located today, was inaccessible, due to a sandbar that ran across the mouth of the river.
