--November 9, 2017.
1) This village, located in Orford Township and home to a sawmill, was the scene of a fair amount of logging activity in the late 1800s? What was it called?
a) Saint-Élie-d'Orford
b) Deauville
c) Rock Forest
d) Cherry River
2) This village, dominated by the Pinacle, developed at the site where the Niger River drains Lake Lyster at its north end. It was here that the Baldwin family built their sawmill.
a) Coaticook
b) East Hereford
c) Barnston
d) Baldwin Mills (could be a trick question; is this too obvious?)
3) This photo, taken c.1905, depicts the mill pond and spillway in what picturesque town?
a) Granby
b) Knowlton
c) North Hatley
d) Sutton
4) The sawmill depicted in this photo, was situated on the North Missisquoi River, that is, until they were swept away in the flood of 1927. Name the village!
a) Mansonville
b) Frelighsburg
c) Sutton
d) Abercorn
5) The first mills in the Eastern Townships were grist or flour mills, and many of our oldest settlements grew up around these establishments. The mill seen here harnessed the power of the Southeast Yamaska. What village was it?
a) Farnham
b) Cowansville
c) Granby
d) Yamaska
6) A number of villages in the Townships take their names from the men who built their first mills. This town is one of them. Name it!
a) Sawyerville
b) Kilborn's Mills
c) Hyatt's Mills
d) Eastman
7) The massive stone grist mill built in this town in the early 1800s operated until the 1960s. Today it is a private residence. What town is it?
a) Sutton
b) Knowlton
c) Frelighsburg
d) Dunham
8) The Berthiaume Mill on the Yamaska survived until the 1950s. Name the town!
a) Farnham
b) Granby
c) Cowansville
d) Magog
9) The powerful stream flowing through this village gave rise to a number of water-powered mills and factories. See here is Penman's, a manufacturer of cotton and woollen underwear. Name the town!
a) Sherbrooke
b) Magog
c) Drummondville
d) Coaticook
10) Like most of the larger towns in the region, Sherbrooke (seen here c.1900) was built around water power and mills. What was Sherbrooke's original name?
a) Sherbrooke Mills
b) Ascot Mills
c) Hyatt's Mills
d) Hunter's Mills
All photos courtesy of the Matthew Farfan Collection.
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