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thursday july 23 1970 the tribune page 3 a quiet town with a colorful history whats in a name uxbridge whats in a name plentyi that name happens to be uxbridge it all started about 1850 when a new arrival to the village was taking his family and household effects in his covered wagon down what is now brock street his oxen has been over and around many ob stacles in their long trip but still another was to be encountered when the driver got to the creek he found that he couldnt get through his resour cefulness came through in a very unique way he put his yoke of oxen side by side in the water before placing timbers across their broad backs next he got another yoke of oxen to pull the load over the backs of those in the stream the improvised bridge served his purpose and became such a conversational tidbit that the village was soon referred to as oxbridge this name caught the public fancy and through poor pronunciation became uxbridge the name that was applied to the town when it became in corporated on september 19 1885 stouffville dr elmer uzans of the stouffville medical centre wo suffered a broken hip last month while water- skiing at his cottage near bala was able to return to work for a few hours this week he had been confined to toronto east general hospital for two weeks i i u o ca truck rentals h daily weekly pickups stakes and vans available at low rates markham supertest service centre highways 7 48 markham phone 2945112 2972927 smile a mile with arrow by bob hastings uxbridge uxbridge is a comfortable quiet town of 2872 people nestled between the town ships of reach scott uxbridge and brock however things were not always so peaceful deerfoot a young indian of the mississaga tribe was not content with the results of his hunting and trapping around lake scugog his wandering for new hunting grounds took him to the hollow surrounding the hills the uxbridge area bears wildcats deer and wolves were abundant soon the tribe arrived and later they were confronted by both the cayuga and chippewa tribes in search of more productive grounds a fierce battle was fought at jacksons hill before the mississagas emerged the victors artifacts such as flint arrow heads spear points and parts of tomahawks may still be found at this old battle site the cayugas escaped with quality furs back to lake cayuga now known as lake ontario tales of the fine country ac companied the furs and reached the ears of some pennsylvanian quakers in new york state the emigration began ten hardy and pious quaker families soon arrived in covered wagons pulled by oxen to form the nucleus of uxbridge mr john plank a dutchman from new york came and built a tavern and a sawmill in 1826 this was the first house of public entertainment to be constructed north of kingston road highway 2 six years later mr joseph gould bought the mill and because life centered around the mill the community became known as gouldvule mr gould is reported to have been the second white male child born in the uxbridge region he was a member of parliament for many years prior to confederation and fought alongside william lyon mackenzie in the rebellion of 1837 joseph gould was captured and sentenced to hang but was pardoned before the date of execution uxbridge really arrived in the nineteenth century on september 14 1871 when the torontonipissing railway engine chugged its way along the first narrow gauge track in north america to the formal opening it was a gala event with signs boasting of the towns progress one sign read space conquered uxbridge boasts unique business wood gundy individual investment programs require sound advice and personal attention wood gundy offers a comprehen sive investment service and we invite you to contact our autho rized subagent russell beare 261 main street markham telephone 2941523 wood gundy securities limited uxbridge with youthful fashion trends to deerskin and other leather costumes the industrial tannery in uxbridge is really in high gear although sheepskins are still the bread and butter product of the business everything from polar bear to goat hides are piled high in the huge warehouse these goods are sold in great numbers at the plant and in the store at niagara falls mr gyivicsan who has been in the tannery business for the past 13 years explained that sheepskins are put through 34 different processes over a 30 day duration before they are ready to be tailored into vests or simply left as rugs consumers from metro heading for cottage country are the regular customers and pay anywhere from 7 to 25 for quality skins to decorate dens and family rooms hanging from the aged beams of the barnlike structure is a giant going camping this weekend come to blue haven tent trailer camp drive north on scenic highway 35 to the village of miiulen turn right on highway 121 toward llaliuurton village proceed zm miles and you are there conic slay a day week month or all summer theres a playground area nature trails lire- wood etc everything 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