Photograph of Fifth Concession, Edgeley ca. 1900
Early businesses in the community of Edgeley included a store, hotel, cider mill, shingle and chopping mill, blacksmith shop, a slaughterhouse, a shoemaker’s shop, a dressmaking shop and a woodworking shop. The post office opened in 1873 with John Barnes as first postmaster.
The Edgeley Hall was built in 1877 on Lot 3, Concession 4(present lands southeast of Jane and Centre Street), and was originally used for the Independent Order of Good Templers. Over time the hall was moved and served other purposes, including housing a singing school, a literary society, the Edgeley Farmer’s Club and the Edgeley Women’s Institute. In 1903, the hall was moved to its final location on the west half of Lot 6, Concession 4, and was demolished in 1965 when Jane Street was widened.
The Mennonite Church in Edgeley, also known as the Mennonite Meeting House, was one of the earliest churches built in Vaughan. It was built on the north of Lot 7, Concession 4 in 1824 by settlers from Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It was a log structure and twenty years later it was clad with horizontal board siding. Early families who are recorded as attending the church include the Shunks, Sniders, Troyers, Hoovers, Burkholders, Wislers, Lehmans and Schmidts. The church was closed from 1909 to 1915 and then monthly services were held until 1923. The church was then reopened in 1963, with Bishop Abram Smith presiding. It was later moved to Black Creek Pioneer Village in 1976.
City of Vaughan Archives: MG 5
Photograph of Fifth Concession, Edgeley ca. 1900
Early businesses in the community of Edgeley included a store, hotel, cider mill, shingle and chopping mill, blacksmith shop, a slaughterhouse, a shoemaker’s shop, a dressmaking shop and a woodworking shop. The post office opened in 1873 with John Barnes as first postmaster.
The Edgeley Hall was built in 1877 on Lot 3, Concession 4(present lands southeast of Jane and Centre Street), and was originally used for the Independent Order of Good Templers. Over time the hall was moved and served other purposes, including housing a singing school, a literary society, the Edgeley Farmer’s Club and the Edgeley Women’s Institute. In 1903, the hall was moved to its final location on the west half of Lot 6, Concession 4, and was demolished in 1965 when Jane Street was widened.
The Mennonite Church in Edgeley, also known as the Mennonite Meeting House, was one of the earliest churches built in Vaughan. It was built on the north of Lot 7, Concession 4 in 1824 by settlers from Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It was a log structure and twenty years later it was clad with horizontal board siding. Early families who are recorded as attending the church include the Shunks, Sniders, Troyers, Hoovers, Burkholders, Wislers, Lehmans and Schmidts. The church was closed from 1909 to 1915 and then monthly services were held until 1923. The church was then reopened in 1963, with Bishop Abram Smith presiding. It was later moved to Black Creek Pioneer Village in 1976.
City of Vaughan Archives: MG 5