The first owner of mills here was William Curtis in the late 1820's - he operated a sawmill and grist mill here and had several houses too, probably for workers. For more information about the Curtis family see: http://familyhistory.homestead.com/CurtisPEI.html
The buildings here were not likely the original buildings mentioned in the Curtis family history. This area was originally called Curtisdale and later called Milton - possibly for all the mills in the area. Click on images to enlarge.
The following summer photograph was taken in the late 1980's. The mill collapsed in the mid-1990's and was demolished.
I found a reference online on the Prince Edward Island Public Archives and Records Office website - www.archives.pe.ca where they note an old photograph, "one large format mounted photograph of the saw mill at Milton, Prince Edward Island between 1910 and 1920" Acc 4737.
The 1880-1881 Alpine's PEI Directory http://www.islandregister.com/alpines.html also notes Thos. Crabbe and D. Moore also owning sawmills in Milton - the directory lists 50 mills on Prince Edward Island.
The 1880-1881 Alpine's PEI Directory http://www.islandregister.com/alpines.html also notes Thos. Crabbe and D. Moore also owning sawmills in Milton - the directory lists 50 mills on Prince Edward Island.
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