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lished Eildon Hall, the political|influence and made its presence mint" of Mrs. Sibbald's sea-land by 1957 it had been estab- a . o persons already this summer. : Sibbald Family Home and Estate "We have done well as a na-|climate of Upper Canada was felt in the community. Five of faring sons. [lished as a provincial park. . -d Hd 6s ot - . . tion because, to begin with, we highly unsettled by constitutional|the Sibbald sons, served in the 'Eildon House Museum is now "A great deal of de for th of people to enjoy camping. {were blessed with good stock," |issues which led to the unsuccess- Royal Navy, aay einth son saw | an integral part of Sibbald's Point|WOrk was carried out and many Shining and boating in the in- . ithe Minister remarked at the|ful march of Mackenzie on York|long service in In Provindial Park which comprises|facilities were constructed in the hi Weis of Lake Sh or eho Sioag- |opening and dedication ceremo-|in 1836, but eventually to the es-| «Eijdon Hall, which has now Becomes Museum and Park _ Names and events of Historic|long the home of the Sibbald |ies. 'Of such Stock was the Sib-|t "import in the growth of this prov |*amily and now transformed into| bald family. sew milestone of progress reach (was unveiled hy the Minister.|this historic plaque, to acknowl- ed when Ontario Lands and For-|The Park, t} ree miles east of/edge for posterity the coming to ests Minister the Hon. J. W.|Jackson's Point, formerly a York these pleasant shores 125 years officially opened the|County park has been the meccalago of the first member of that developed 495-acre Sib-|for thousands since it was taken|great famil>. When Mrs. Susan 's Point Provincial Park or|over by the province three years|Sibbald settled here with five off '""Throughout this period, the an era of unprecedented prosper- ity and development. 495 acres of the Sibbald estate. Past two years. So much so that ponsible Z0V-heen transformed into a mu-|In 1951, the County of Y ork|it is now possible to sites are ernment in short order. At that bes has become an imposing|purchased the ren property Gale = » go Utomobiles aly Svaijatle space, icluging Die areas, bent Ince were commemor 22 i |. vel time, the total population of what, tory for the diaries kept by|and transformed part of it into|One time. An actual count made overflow areas gu y (la , -sanitary ated and ifa museum. A memorial plaque "It is our purpose, in unveiling is now Ontario numbered 450,000, Tepeciony of this family, od a much - needed or Owing to|at the entrance gate on a recent|campers. but the solution of constitutional with collections of, books as well|the ideal location on the shores issues lainched the country into|as paintings, all of which attest to{of Lake Simcoc.near a great, "One of the main improve-|increase in the use of all park Park. ' the fine cultural background|densitv of population, this park ments made here consists of 1600 (facilities by the public and fig. | "lI am quite satisfied that we which the Sibbalds brought to the|immediately attracted large num-/feet of sandy beach constructed ures early this summer indicated have now a parks system second Simcoe shores. The innumerable |bers of visitors. It was purchased out of what was once a boggy a 45 per cent increase in general|to none in western hemis- by the Province of Ontario in 1956| swamp. This has made it possible;use and a five-fold increase in'phere, THE OSHAWA TIMES, Monday, August 17, 1959 7 "Our park development pro- ting waters of Lake Sirhcoe.' On|gram throughout Ontario is stead- pied and all present- campsites are cilities and other services that go Sunday tallied 15,000 visitors. "There has been a phenomenal (into the making of a successful Simcoe and Eildon Hall, ago. 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