York Road Cheese Company Ltd.
Description
- Mystery Question
- Do you know the names of the people in this photo? We only have Corey Snider (hands crossed).[Please answer by clicking on the Comments tab]
- Media Type
- Image
- Description
- The York Road Cheese and Butter Factory operated from 1900 to 1927 on what was then Highway 2. Located east of Brighton near Smithfield, James Henderson won first prize in a Province of Ontario national competition.
In November 1940 it was destroyed by a fire believe to have started in the chimney and discovered by a passing motorist who notified Mr. A.L. Potts who lived across the road.
Although covered with metal siding, it had a timber structure and the fire spread quickly. It is believe the building was at least 100 years old and had been used by many other businesses, although always as a cheese factory. It ceased operation in 1927. - Notes
- Image and Text from The History of Brighton Businesses 1816 to 2009 by Susan Brose. To purchase the book, contact Susan at 613.475.1028 or susanbrose@sympatico.ca.
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Cory Snider (hands crossed)
- Corporate Name(s)
- York Road Cheese Factory
- Local identifier
- abdap_bros-003
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 44.06682 Longitude: -77.68279
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- Donor
- The History of Brighton Businesses 1816 to 2009
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Contact
- Brighton Digital ArchivesEmail:brightondigitalarchives@gmail.com
Agency street/mail address:Brighton Public Library
35 Alice Street
P.O. Box 129
Brighton, ON K0K 1H0
