Uxbridge offers up centuries of history
Mar 04, 2008 - 11:28 AM
By Jeff Hayward
UXBRIDGE -- There's a lot of history packed into 10 buildings on a piece of property overlooking Uxbridge.
The Uxbridge Historical Centre (Uxbridge-Scott Museum), just north of Concession 6 and Durham Road 8, boasts structures dating back to the 19th century, filled with artifacts from the township's earlier days. A tour of the grounds will uncover many treasures from yesteryear. Public tours are available May to October.
THE PRINT SHOP
One of only two buildings actually built on the grounds, the replica vintage print shop, built in 1994, houses equipment used to produce the Uxbridge Times-Journal for many years, including an Intertype machine from 1921. There is also a printing press, a perforator, a stapler and a paper cutter. And don't forget the giant pencil that once hung at the old Times-Journal building on Brock Street.
THE HALL
The original Scott Township Municipal Hall, built in 1860, was brought to the museum grounds in 1993. Inside is a wide variety of historic trinkets: old gramophones and radios, an old barber's chair, early doctor's equipment, even a spear believed to be from the Upper Canada Rebellion in the late 1830s is housed there.
THE SCHOOL HOUSE
The quaint structure, circa 1924, was the first on the museum property and replaced an original log building erected in 1817. The current structure offers a sweeping view of Uxbridge from its large windows, but beware to those venturing into the attic: the old mannequins coupled with creaking noises make for an eerie atmosphere.
THE CHURCH
The Fifth Line United Church was built in Coppins Corners in 1870. It was originally a Methodist church but became a United Church in 1924-1925 to reflect a union of the Methodist and Presbyterian churches. The small but charming church is used for weddings to this day. The pews are all original.
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