The Dickson Mills Heritage Conservation District

Abstract

This project was created with hopes of developing a historical conservation district surrounding the area where Samuel Dickson's sawmill was located. This mill was located on the Otonabee River in Peterborough, Ontario.

    Item Description
    Type
    Genre
    Contributors
    Creator (cre): Shane, Curtis
    Supporting host (sht): City of Peterborough
    Creator (cre): Bosa, Marisa
    Date Issued
    2007
    Date (Unspecified)
    2007
    Language
    Table Of Contents

    Intro -- Literature review -- History of the area. Peterborough. Samuel Dickson -- Methods -- GIS mapping of the Dickson Mills area -- Observations/results -- Discussion -- Conclusion. The future -- References -- Appendices. Proposed boundary. Original home owners. Addresses related to Dickson Mill. Dickson Mills GIS application. Final GIS layout. Dickson sawmill rebuilding plans and pictures.

    Extent
    21 leaves : maps, charts ; 29 cm.
    Rights
    Copyright is held by the author(s), with all rights reserved, unless otherwise noted.
    Dewey Classification
    971
    Local Identifier
    TCRC Project ID: 760
    Note

    By Curis Shane and Marisa Bosa. --

    Completed for: Erik Hanson, City of Peterborough ; Supervising Professor: Susan Wurtele, Trent University ; TCCBE.

    Date of project submission: April 2007

    This project was created with hopes of developing a historical conservation district surrounding the area where Samuel Dickson's sawmill was located. A social history was created by examining the occupations of the residents of the area.

    Includes bibliographic references.

    GEOG 470: Research in Human Geography.