Sunnyside built
1888 Sunnyside built .’ $14,000.00
St. George Water Company
1887 St. George Water Company – to bring pure drinking water to village
First telephone
1885 First telephone (Bell)
First bank
1880s First bank – independent – J.P. Lawrason owner – was in block where cenotaph is located -bumed
Library
1877-79 Library – then became Mechanics institute
Masonic Lodge
1871 Masonic Lodge No.243 organized. Dr.E.E.Kitchen first Master.
Mill was built
1871 Mill was built by W.B. and D.B. Wood
First cheese factory
1866 First cheese factory – James Richardson
Red brick school
1861 Red brick school on West Street cost $3,000.00
Great Western Railway
1852 Great Western Railway – bypassed Brantford originally. St. George important railway centre. Famous wreck 1889. · .