Purdy's Mill

This location has intrigued me everytime I passed by it. In 1827 an american family ( the Purdy's) immigrated to the area and damed the scugog river. They constructed a lumber mill ( pictured here) and a grist mill. The area soon took on the form of a small town called "Purdy's Mills". In 1834 an assistant to a surveyor was shot in the leg and later died from an infection as a result. The man known as Mr Lindsay was buried on the riverbank and his name and death was recorded on the official survey of the area. The name Lindsay remained as the town name by gov't approval. In 1861 a fire swept through the town destroying almost everything including the mill leaving hundred's homeless. It took about two years for the town to recover from the fire.