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Blair Sheave Mill

Blair, originally known as “ Shinglebridge ”, was one of the first communities to be settled inland of the Great Lakes. As with many tracts of land in the d...
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Blair, originally known as “ Shinglebridge ”, was one of the first communities to be settled inland of the Great Lakes. As with many tracts of land in the district, this one was originally inhabited by the Six Nations Indians. In 1800, settlers from the Mennonite communities of Pennsylvania moved here, built the first dam in the area, and shortly thereafter built the first sawmill. As a result of this settlement, Blair also has one of the oldest European cemeteries in the Region, est. 1804. Blair is renowned for its rare Carolinian forest and the Sheaves Tower - the most painted piece of scenery in Waterloo Region and home to one of the world’s smallest hydro generating projects.
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