Franklin Street

The block south of Dundas Street between Franklin and Main Street South was the site of a disastrous fire in 1922. The fire started at a heading mill, a mill which produces the tops for barrels, at the south end of Franklin Street.

The villages’ fire fighting equipment was a completely inadequate opponent for the fire which quickly spread across Dundas Street and down the east side of Main Street. Just two hours after the fire ignited, the core of the village was destroyed. No lives were lost in the Great Fire of 1922, but three residences and eleven businesses were destroyed resulting in $80,000 in damage.