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56 we 4une 134951 rfiv advertising feature -4-ff- luxury living is a suite deal location quiet culdesac overlooks milne lake conservation area walking distance to shops banking or medical services in old village of markham your friends will know where you live surrounded by trees grounds beautiful landscaping acres of ravine 50acre lake flowing water sandy beach nearby joggingwalking trail panoramic views small gardens for owner use visitor parking o tennis court features game room value ideal for large furniture large ensuite 5piece large gourmet kitchen two large bedrooms and walkin closet den for use as extra bedroom or office eating area in kitchen for six people dining room seats 14 people master bedroom 14 x 18 separate storage space in each suite balcony seats eight people comfortably large foyer marbled floors billiard table shuffle board table tennis exercise equipment party room equipped kitchen lounging area indoors or out greenhouse saunas hobby area preconstruction prices common area expenses guaranteed for 1989 limited to 44 suites prime location excellent investment quality construction exclusive one of a kind condo plan will add to history when the official ground breaking ceremony for the markham mill condomi nium project takes place this month those taking part will be digging into mar kham history the old mill was mar- khams first industrial site when a grist mill was built more than 180 years ago long before that the area was an indian burial ground and according to local historian john lunau a wheat cereal was made at the mill that could have been every bit as popular as shredded wheat mr lunau said the origin al owner of the land sold a portion of it to the first mill wright that came to mar kham village the millwright nicholas miller built a grist mill by the rouge river in 1806 and settlers came from miles around to have flour made mill expansion peter milne bought the mill in 1819 and expanded the op eration to a grist flour and woollen mill he also estab lished markhams first store a building constructed out of logs under the ownership of the milne family which spanned three generations a large dam was built creating milnes pond initially the level of the pond was raised above what is now hwy 7 flooding land nearly to the village of union- ville the level was dropped after local farmers brought lawsuits against the milnes because of flooded pasture- land the milne family also had the first brick home in mar kham the clay used in mak ing the bricks was taken from their own fields and baked in an onsite kiln failed venture peter milnes three grand sons manufactured a wheat cereal that was shipped out of markham railway station by the ton mr lunau said but the family failed to follow through with the venture the mill was also the site of the first apple orchard in the area mr lunau said one ap ple tree by the old milne house was more than 100 years old and had a girth of three feet the original grist mill built by nicholas miller became markhams first source of hydroelectric power in 1889 supplying the village with arc lighting in 1911 archie milne had a cement dam built then said to be the first of its kind in north america in an 1 1 l tini p attempt to contan a body of water powerful enough to drive dynamos that would supply the entire village with electricity but shortly thereafter ontario hydro came up hwy 48 dousing the lights on archie milnes dream indian relics a fine collection of indian artifacts were also found around the mill and were loaned by the milne family to the university of toronto but the relics were lost in a fire which gutted the university in 1890 the last mill on the sitre burned down in 1935 ending an era in markham history visimr parking i catnips the main floor outline of the markham mill condominium project offers several featprwrj waterfall otheramenities include an indoor heated swimming pool as well as activity andtartjcrtfoms- efflesssa-