Isabelle Chesterfield with Family Dog at the Quarry

Description

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Photographs

Description

This is an image of young Isabelle Chesterfield standing with her family dog on the southern side of the quarry. This looks to be the quarry on the east-side of Water St.

Isabelle Florence Chesterfield was the youngest child and daughter of James Allen Chesterfield and Annie Wilson. The Chesterfield family lived at 36 Ontario St. N., in St. Marys for many years. Isabelle later married Charles Kennedy.

More biographical information on Isabelle Chesterfield and her family is available at the St. Marys Museum.

Quarrying was a major industry in early St. Marys history, but in 1920 the quarries closed because there was no longer a demand for stone. By 1930, all machinery had been removed from the two quarries on either side of Water St. and they were allowed to fill with water, immediately making the quarry a popular place for swimming. However, it wasn't until 1945 that the Town purchased the property and officially opened the east quarry as a public swimming pool in the summer of 1946. The Quarry has been a popular place for locals to swim ever since.

For more information about the quarry and swimming hours, visit: http://www.townofstmarys.com/en/recreation-and-culture/Swimming-Quarry.aspx

Subject(s)

Children
Limestone quarrying
Dog
Girl
St. Marys Quarry

Personal Name(s)

Chesterfield, Isabelle

Local identifier

Kennedy077

Collection

Michael Kennedy Collection

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

St. Marys

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.2490975426445 Longitude: -81.1487362871551

Donor

Michael Kennedy

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Recommended Citation

Michael Kennedy Collection. “Isabelle Chesterfield with Family Dog at the Quarry.” St. Marys Museum, Kennedy077.

Location of Original

St. Marys Museum Archives

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