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... Norman. When Isaac built his substantial brick home there were of course no railways, often the roads on which the homes were built were nothing but old Indian Trails. Although Isaac's house is described in 1877 (Halton County Atlas) as being on the Middle road (now Q.E. Highway), the middle road as yet had not been surveyed and his house faces the Lake as the access to his house was an Indian Trail which was located between the now Q.E. Highway and the Railway tracks. When Nelson Township was surveyed and the railway went through the old road was closed; the bridges were removed and the new Middle Road was henceforth designated as the main road. Isaac took rather a jaundiced view of all this progress and insisted on using the old road, rather to his convenience as everywhere he went he had to carry planks with him which he placed over the ditch where a bridge had been, crossed, then picked them up to place in his buggy again before he could go on his way. When his son William built his house in 1848 the middle road had been made but he stated he was sure it would be closed and their old road re-opened, therefore he was going to build his new house facing the Lake as his father had done.