Nelson Street

Since the tiny cottages along Nelson Street are located close to the banks of Grindstone Creek they were often occupied by mill workers. There is no evidence of the sawmill that was situated on the creek directly below the east end of the street that operated from 1832 to 1905. This area is known locally as “Dutchtown”, a corruption of the word Deutschtown from the early families of German origin who found work in the mills and settled on the street.