You can use letters:a-z,A-Z and numbers Orange Lawrence, the man epitomized by a more than seven foot, 2,pound sculpture on Broadway, died by his own hand. After moving to the area around and planning the development of much of the town south of Broadway, Lawrence committed suicide on Dec. His death came about three years before Orangeville was officially incorporated as a village in Irish businessman Falkner Cornwall Stewart was elected as the first reeve of Orangeville in January of When the town decided to name the street intersecting with Broadway after him, it gained an erroneous U.
The reason behind that still remains a mystery. Until Orangeville was officially incorporated as a village in , those living in the south side of Broadway were residents of Wellington County. Conversely, those living on the north side were considered Simcoe County residents. Although some point to Dec. After gaining approval to become a village from Simcoe on Friday, Nov. Many people in town point to Dec. The writ for the municipal election was dropped on Sept.
When Orangeville was granted permission to form a village on Dec. They did elect a council on Jan. That didn't really matter though. As Orangeville began to grow in the s, local businessmen formed road companies to improve what people in Dufferin currently know as County Road 3, Hockley Road and Prince of Wales Road. They paid for it out of pocket. That investment paid dividends when the railway came in Chris Halliday covers Dufferin County, school board and police.
In , Jesse Ketchum hired Charles J. Wheelock to lay out a commercial and residential subdivision on lands north of Broadway. Ketchum's plan was based on plans being developed for lower Manhattan Island.
It established a regular grid pattern for the streets from the First and Fifth Streets both east and west and north to Fifth Avenue, with a wide and inviting main street called Broadway.
This metre avenue was certainly not typical of Ontario towns of the time. Ketchum's plan was in distinct contrast to the existing development that lay south of Broadway. There, a more organic pattern had evolved along the banks of Mill Creek.
Now, however, there were businesses established on both sides of Broadway, and very rapidly this broad main street became the heart of the town. The year of saw the construction of the Town Hall, a clear measure of the kind of growth the town was experiencing. In , the construction of a seventh church began and in the population had doubled again. By the s, the coffin factory was also producing steam-generated electricity for four streetlights on Broadway.
In , the first telephone exchange was established and by November , it listed 69 subscribers including many of the businesses along Broadway. At the same time that the business centre flourished, so too did the residential areas. Housing was needed for the many newcomers and for the railway workers who were moving to Orangeville as railway service expanded.
Of houses built before , for every one built after , six were built before the turn of the century. People wanted to live in Orangeville. By the end of the century, 40 of the early buildings on Broadway that we can still see today had been constructed.
The architecture varied though much of it was based on the Italianate style. At this time, however, the town's development began to slow down. Of the original structures still on Broadway, only five were built between and By the population of Dufferin County had begun to decline; 1, fewer people in and 4, people fewer in This population decline in the surrounding areas meant a decreased demand for the services of Orangeville.
There are several reasons for this decrease in population. By the end of the nineteenth century, there was very little crown land left in Dufferin County. The children of these early settlers had to move away if they wanted to continue farming.
In addition, in many places the soil had deteriorated. For the most part, the soil was quite light. As the forests were destroyed, erosion began to occur and water tables began to drop. Farming in certain sections became more marginal and as Canada opened up lands to the west, people began to move on. As water tables dropped, water-powered enterprises either invested in new equipment or went out of business.
In recent years, however, Orangeville has experienced enormous growth and regeneration. Today the population is more than 29, Much of this growth is a result of the Town becoming a bedroom community to those who work in the greater Toronto area. Instead, they are found on the outskirts of town in malls easily accessible by car. The historic downtown of Orangeville is still very much alive. Some of the buildings on Broadway have been demolished, others have been renovated, while still others remain much as they were when they were built years ago.
The early days of a prosperous, successful county town are still there for everyone to study and consider. Stay up to date on Orangeville activities, events, programs and operations by subscribing to our many eNewsletters. Sign Up. I Want To. History of Orangeville.
Decrease text size Default text size Increase text size. Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Email. The Early Days of Orangeville Settlement began in the Town of Orangeville in the s and steady growth led to incorporation in The Arrival of the Railway By the s, it was clear that the residents of Orangeville needed dependable transportation. Growth and Development Within six months from the opening of the railway, Orangeville was shipping out as many as 16 loads of grain a day as well as timber, lumber and fence rails.
The Town also included the following merchants: 4 grocers 3 hardware merchants 2 drugstores 3 watchmakers 3 bakeries 3 boot and shoe makers Orange Lawrence and Jesse Ketchum had the foresight to have land on either side of the main street set aside for commercial and residential building lots.
Twentieth Century Orangeville By the population of Dufferin County had begun to decline; 1, fewer people in and 4, people fewer in Orangeville Today In recent years, however, Orangeville has experienced enormous growth and regeneration.
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