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County of Waterloo's House of Industry and Refuge
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02-05-2015, 10:44 AM
Yes that is where the original Home was. My Grandparents managed it in the 1930's and 1940's. The farmland attached to the Home went all the way to Franklin St N where the Sunnyside Home now sits. The employees and any able-bodied residents worked the farm that produced most of the food that fed the residents. They had prize winning dairy cattle and fabulous vegetable gardens.   Smile

The sidewalk on the attached picture would have come out on Frederick St.



(01-26-2015, 04:28 PM)JCnb Wrote: A pretty interesting article about the Victoria St / Edna area that I had no idea about!

http://www.therecord.com/news-story/5273...raveyards/

Does anyone know if the site of the old "poor house" is located behind the Frederik Street Mall?


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RE: County of Waterloo's House of Industry and Refuge - by KirkwallCorner - 02-05-2015, 10:44 AM

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