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DELTA MILL 200: The old stone mill in Delta is gearing-up for its Bi-Centennial.
November 19, 2009
THE OLD STONE MILL IN DELTA IS GEARING-UP FOR ITS BI-CENTENNIAL. NEXT YEAR MARKS THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.
AND AS NEWSWATCH'S MIKE POSTOVIT TELLS-US, THE UPCOMING YEAR WILL BE ANYTHING BUT A "GRIND".
PRETTY AS A PICTURE -- AN ALMOST 200 YEAR OLD PICTURE.
PAUL GEORGE/CURATOR
"THE DELTA MILL WAS A CENTRAL PART OF THE COMMUNITY SINCE IT'S INCEPTION -- REALLY THE COMMUNITY WAS BUILT AROUND IT.
AND THIS LANDMARK CONTINUES TO TIE THE PAST TO THE PRESENT AND INTO THE FUTURE IN THIS
SOUTH-EASTERN ONTARIO VILLAGE.
GEORGE
"ITS' THE OLDEST EXCEETING STONE MILL IN ONTARIO AND IT IS REALLY AN AMAZING EXAMPLE OF EARLY INDUSTRIAL ARCHITECTURE -- GEORGIAN STYLE ARCHITECTURE, ALL QUARRIED FROM LOCAL STONE, THE ORIGINAL BUILDING DATES FROM 1810, THE TRIBUNE ADDITION WAS ADDED IN 1860 -- THERE ARE TWO RACEWAYS, ONE FOR THE TRIBUNE AND ONE FOR THE WATER WHEEL.
GEORGE
"THIS WAS THE POWER TO THE MILL IN IT'S EARLY STAGES.
I'M STANDING JUST ABOVE THE RACEWAY WHICH BRINGS WATER FROM UPPER BEVERLY LAKE, HARNESSES THAT WATER WHICH TURNS GEARS, WHICH TURNS THE MILLS STONES AND THIS WOULD HAVE POWERED NOT ONLY THE MILL STONES BUT ALL OF THE ONLY EQUIPMENT ON ALL OF THE FLOORS OF THE MILL.
NATALIE WOOD/ASSISTANT CURATOR
"EVERYBODY IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZED AT WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER, IT'S JUST GETTING THEM IN THE DOORS.
AND MANY TIMES, THAT'S EASIER SAID THEN DONE.
WOOD
"IT TELLS THE STORY OF OUR COMMUNITY BUT IT ALSO HAS LINKS WITH EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD.
WE MENTIONED THAT IT'S A GREEN TECHNOLOGY, BUT IT'S 200 YEARS OLD SO IT IS STILL VERY MODERN HOUSED IN A HERITAGE BUILDING.
AND THAT HERITAGE BUILDING IS NOW GETTING DECKED-OUT IN ITS CHRISTMAS FINERY.
MORE IMPORTANTLY IT'S GETTING READY FOR A VERY SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY.
GEORGE
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THE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE IS OWNED, MANAGED AND OPERATED AS A MUSEUM BY THE NON-PROFIT DELTA MILL SOCIETY.
GEORGE
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WOOD
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AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE PROVINCE AS WELL AS THE COUNTRY.
MIKE POSTOVIT, CKWS NEWSWATCH, DELTA.
IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BI-CENTENNIAL, BUT THE OLD MILL WILL BE FEATURED ON A NEW STAMP. IT WILL BE ISSUED BY CANADA POST IN JANUARY.
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