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Chancel rebuilt by Sir John Markham, Chief Justice of England
d1479. The altar rails date from the 17c and have turned balusters; the altar is surrounded by 4 riddel posts with gilded angels, the work of Sir Ninian Comper. - Church of St John the Baptist, East Markham Nottinghamshire
The Frank Markham Farmstead in Spink County was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. Photographs from nomination, 1985.
This farm in the James River Valley was settled by the Markham family in 1884 who lived at the site for 105 years. The farmstead includes a house, barn, two garages, chicken coop, and five granaries. Extensive groves of trees surround the place.
In the 1870s and early 1880s, that area of the valley had seen resistance by Chief Drifting Goose (Yanktonai) and his people to government surveyors, as well as violent land claim disputes after the first Euro-American settlers arrived in 1882.
Frank Markham and his new bride, Kate Kline, arrived in March, 1885. They had loaded their possessions on an immigrant car and rode the train from Minnesota to Mellette, Dakota Territory. From Mellette to their new place, their black stallion and bay mare pulled their single box spring wagon, loaded with their possessions and leading a Holstein cow. After digging a root cellar, Kate, the daughter of a carpenter, and Burt Austin, Frank's cousin, built a 18 by 20 ft., story-and-a-half frame home.
A six-volt wind charger (wind charger pole still in place) provided electricity from 1943 until Rural Electrification Association wires reached the home in 1952. The first garage was built in 1917 to house the first auto on the farm, a 1917
Model T Ford. An artesian well was dug in 1910 and still provided water for the farm at the time of nomination. In response to soil conservation efforts of the late 1930s, a grove of Chinese elms was planted to the west. Part owner of a horse drawn threshing machine, Frank threshed for others at harvest. He farmed the land, raising wheat for flour and as a cash crop. Oats, barley and hay were raised for animal feed. He milked the cow, hunted prairie chickens with an ancient muzzle-loading shot gun (aided by dog Grover, who was named after the president who signed Frank's homestead patent) and performed the other many tasks of the homesteader. Kate raised chickens, tended the garden (raising great quantities of turnips), did some plowing, and kept house. The couple raised two daughters, both born at home.
Q & R Experience quartet.
Quincy Bullen, keybord.
Rob Christian, saxophone.
Aaron Spink, drums.
Saya Gray, bass guitar.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWpuUEADuUA
Markham, Canada ~ August 17, 2013.
TTX Co./Canadian National
89’4” Bi-Level Autorack (TTX Class GLH18)
TTGX 695837 with rack GTW 695837
Blt. Gunderson Concarril, Mexico, 01/17 (TTGX 695800-695899)
14th Ave (CN York Sub), Markham, Ontario, Canada
May 12th, 2017
1600 x 1050
Address: 37 and 39 Colbourne Street
The Mill Workers Double Cottage at 37 and 39 Colbourne Street were built by Thomas Hamhill, a Thornhill carpenter, approximately 1850. This building was at some point divided into two cottages and was built most likely to serve as rental housing for workers employed in nearby mills on the Don River. The low one-and-a-half storey roughcast stucco finish and simple Classic Revival design are typical features for tradesmen dwellings in old Ontario mill villages. The centre door flanked by a pair of windows is characteristic of the Georgian style of many local buildings from the mid-19th century. This property is notable due to it being one of the few historical homes in Markham retaining so many of their original characteristics. According to local legend, part of the original joined building was used as a rope factory and the other portion used as a home; however, there is no evidence to support this claim. The Mill Workers Double Cottage became a designated heritage property in 1978 under the Ontario Heritage Act.
Photo courtesy of City of Markham.
Sources
City of Markham Bylaw 4-78 37 and 39 Colbourne Street heritage designation