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Some of the early roads in Pitt Meadows were Harris, Hammond, Bonson, Ford, the west end of Ford was a plank road over bog past Woolridge, MacTavish, Bains, Kennedy, Dewdney, Richardson, Fenton, McNiel, Sharpe.<\/div>\r\n
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When the Lougheed Highway was built the Eugene Henry Sharpe family moved from there to the corner of Harris and Hammond Roads.<\/div>\r\n
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The first school was built at the corner of Harris and Hammond Roads. In the early days, it was used as a church as well. Later a school was built at the corner of Harris and McNeil Roads. A school bus was put into use as the number of pupils increased, the first driven by Mr. W. Pearson, then Mr. Trerise took over for many years, they owned their buses.<\/div>\r\n
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The main farming in the early days was dairying. Milk was picked up in cans at the train crossing at Harris Road and taken to Vancouver. The McMyn truck line was established later by the McMyn family. The milk cans were then hauled to the Fraser Valley Milk Producers in Vancouver. Later the Hutchison family trucked milk to an independent dairy in Vancouver. Small fruits, especially strawberries and raspberries, were grown mainly by Japanese residents and the Cook family. Farming was done with horse-drawn equipment, and grain grown mainly oats was thrashed by thrashing crews moving from farm to farm. Some farmers grew potatoes for sale.<\/div>\r\n
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The Church on the corner of Ford and Harris Roads was built in 1910 by the Seventh Day Adventist Church. It was sold to the community church Society in 1922. It was used mainly by the Anglican and United Churches.<\/div>\r\n
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The Native Indian Band, known as the Katzie, live along the north bank of the Fraser River at the foot of Bonson Road.<\/div>\r\n
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At one time Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows farmed in the district. In 1896 they separated into two municipalities. Pitt Meadows was incorporated in 1914.<\/div>\r\n
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At one time Pitt Meadows had its own School Board.<\/div>\r\n
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The Pitt Meadows Museum housed in the building on Harris Road next to the C.P.R. tracks was formerly a General Store and Post Office. It was built on what was called Herring Road south of Ford Road and west of Bains Road and moved to its present site.<\/div>\r\n
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The first dial telephones in B.C. were installed in Pitt Meadows. The B.C. Telephone Company wanted a place to test them before putting them into general use. My cousin Robert Mitchell who worked for the B.C. Tel at the time was asked to oversee the testing there.<\/div>\r\n
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Early Pitt Meadows News
Early Pitt Meadows News
Some of the early roads in Pitt Meadows were Harris, Hammond, Bonson, Ford, the west end of Ford was a plank road over bog past Woolridge, MacTavish, Bains, Kennedy, Dewdney, Richardson, Fenton, McNiel, Sharpe.
When the Lougheed Highway was built the Eugene Henry Sharpe family moved from there to the corner of Harris and Hammond Roads.
The first school was built at the corner of Harris and Hammond Roads. In the early days, it was used as a church as well. Later a school was built at the corner of Harris and McNeil Roads. A school bus was put into use as the number of pupils increased, the first driven by Mr. W. Pearson, then Mr. Trerise took over for many years, they owned their buses.
The main farming in the early days was dairying. Milk was picked up in cans at the train crossing at Harris Road and taken to Vancouver. The McMyn truck line was established later by the McMyn family. The milk cans were then hauled to the Fraser Valley Milk Producers in Vancouver. Later the Hutchison family trucked milk to an independent dairy in Vancouver. Small fruits, especially strawberries and raspberries, were grown mainly by Japanese residents and the Cook family. Farming was done with horse-drawn equipment, and grain grown mainly oats was thrashed by thrashing crews moving from farm to farm. Some farmers grew potatoes for sale.
The Church on the corner of Ford and Harris Roads was built in 1910 by the Seventh Day Adventist Church. It was sold to the community church Society in 1922. It was used mainly by the Anglican and United Churches.
The Native Indian Band, known as the Katzie, live along the north bank of the Fraser River at the foot of Bonson Road.
At one time Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows farmed in the district. In 1896 they separated into two municipalities. Pitt Meadows was incorporated in 1914.
At one time Pitt Meadows had its own School Board.
The Pitt Meadows Museum housed in the building on Harris Road next to the C.P.R. tracks was formerly a General Store and Post Office. It was built on what was called Herring Road south of Ford Road and west of Bains Road and moved to its present site.
The first dial telephones in B.C. were installed in Pitt Meadows. The B.C. Telephone Company wanted a place to test them before putting them into general use. My cousin Robert Mitchell who worked for the B.C. Tel at the time was asked to oversee the testing there.
Write-up done by William (Bill) Mitchell and submitted to the Museum in October 2000.
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