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| - | Abner Owen deeded Lot 7 on the west side of Nichol Street (present day Norfolk Street) to William Bird on Feb. 23, 1818. Before this time the settlement was known as "Theresaville" |
| - | Early settlers Aaron Culver and John L. Davis arrived to area in early 1800s. |
| - | Known as Birdtown between before 1820, after William Bird who owned / operated Culver Saw and Grist Mill during this time. The mill is believed to be Simcoe's first building and was built by Aaron Culver where the old Quance Mill now stands. Bird also owned a store on the East side of Norfolk St. (near where Eva Brook Donely Musum stands today) |
| - | In 1829 the first Post Office was established and the town received it's present name. Originally there was Upper Simcoe (on higher ground lying north of Kent Creek ... in Ward 1) and Lower Simcoe (on the lower ground south of Kent Creek). Upper Simcoe under suggestions by John Kirkpatrick had wanted the town's name to be Wellington after General Wellington who had defeated Napoleon just a few years earlier. Although they didn't win the name, Wellington Park and Wellington Heights in north Simcoe still have association with the name choice. |
| - | Duncan Campbell replaced Bird as owner/operator of Culver Mill. He later became post master and eventually became Norfolk County's wealthiest man. Campbell lived on the corner of Argyle and Norfolk Streets. |
| - | In 1840 LtCol. William Mercer Wilson founded Simcoe's first newspaper "Norfolk Observer" |
| - | On April 7, 1873 Simcoe's firefighters got uniforms and 2 years later (on April 5, 1875) they got badges. |
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