Besides the village so often mentioned in our notes upon South Dumfries, it contains Harrisburg a village situated in the south-east corner of the township, and which was laid out by Mr. A. N. Vrooman in the year 1855. It is distinguished at being at the junction of the Brantford, Hamilton Grey and Bruce and Great Western Railway’s. A Post Office was opened in it in the year 1854. The first Postmaster being Alexander Duntar. The village of Glenmorris is also in this township and is situated on the banks of the Grand River, 12 miles from the town of Brantford. It was laid out in 1848 by Samuel Latshaw, and the Post Office was established in 1851, Robert Shiel being the first postmaster.

The township contains two graveled roads, one is known as the Paris and Ayr road, and the other is designated the Paris and St. George road. The Grand River runs through this township which is well watered in other respects by numerous streams and some of the finest flowing springs in the world.

Bibliography

Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Brant, Ont.” by Page & Smith, Toronto. 1875. Reprinted 1972.