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    "Cobourg & Peterborough Railway Company. Harwood Station, 20 November 1860. Received from Mr. Henry Fowlds in apparent good order, to be delivered at Cobourg subject to the Regulations established by

    Taken after the destruction of the bridge across the Rice Lake. The Cobourg & Peterborough railroad opened with great fanfare in 1854 and was plagued with problems ever after particularily with this

    Members of the Crick Family, living near by, had kept the cross in good repair. It was erected in 1882 by James B. Barber, onetime superintendent of the line. Farther south is another grave, and seve

    The Cobourg & Peterborough railroad opened with great fanfare in 1854 and was plagued with problems ever after particularily with this bridge over Rice Lake. In 1861 the bridge completely collapsed d

    Built in the 1850s this station was sold when the Grand Trunk Railway bought C & P on 15 April, 1901. In May, June, and July, it was dismantled and moved to Roseneath by Mr. A. Copperthwaite, where i

    The Cobourg & Peterborough railroad opened with great fanfare in 1854 and was plagued with problems ever after particularily with this bridge over Rice Lake. In 1861 the bridge completely collapsed d

    Mcdougall & Ludgates Mill

    14 German labourers on the rail line's construction died in 1854 of cholera and were buried one mile south of the village of Harwood on Harwood Road.

    Bridge over Rice Lake, just prior to it being carried away by the ice that winter.

    Article written by Foster Russell on Charlie Burrison, entitled “Laird of Harwood”. Source: Foster Russell Collection Acquired: November 6, 2003

    This first place of worship for Harwood residents was the Bethesda North Presbyterian Church which was consecrated in 1856 and located a mile to the east in Haldimand Township. In 1882 this brick bui

    The original is oval and measures 5 1/2" by 8 1/8".

    An article title “Early Days of Harwood Recalled.” The article is an account written by Mrs. Phyllis Sandercock who grew up in Harwood. Source: Unknown Acquired: Unknown

    An article containing Harwood’s history. This article was published in light of an upcoming ceremony to unveil a plaque commemorating the community of Harwood. Source: Cobourg Sentinel-Star, Friday S

    Article about Armbro Nadir a horse that tied the world record for a three-year-old pacing on a five-eights of a mile track. The horse was being ridden by Nelson White a Harwood native. Source: Unknow