Fletcher, Ontario
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Fletcher is a small farming community located in Southwestern Ontario
, Canada
. It lies north of the shores of Lake Erie
. Notable attractions include the now defunct tile factory.
This was Armstrong Brick and Tile. It was remarkable for three large Beehive style kilns. It made drainage tile for the surrounding farmlands, when drainage tile was made of clay, and not today's plastic. It was run by Henry "Harry" Armstrong and his Wife Annie (ne Bowman). They had two daughters Paula and Sheila. His great grandson, through Paula's son Jason & wife Linda, was in turn named Fletcher Harrison Smith...after the town and Harry.
If the clay was good enough and Harry felt there was demand he would make bricks and many of the surrounding towns, such as Tilbury
, would have homes and city buildings made of his brick.
Many of the family farms are now cropped by larger industrial-style farms. In the 2000s, members of the community have been debating the zoning of a landfill
to be located within its borders.
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It lies north of the shores of Lake Erie
Lake Erie
Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time. It is bounded on the north by the...
. Notable attractions include the now defunct tile factory.
This was Armstrong Brick and Tile. It was remarkable for three large Beehive style kilns. It made drainage tile for the surrounding farmlands, when drainage tile was made of clay, and not today's plastic. It was run by Henry "Harry" Armstrong and his Wife Annie (ne Bowman). They had two daughters Paula and Sheila. His great grandson, through Paula's son Jason & wife Linda, was in turn named Fletcher Harrison Smith...after the town and Harry.
If the clay was good enough and Harry felt there was demand he would make bricks and many of the surrounding towns, such as Tilbury
Tilbury, Ontario
Tilbury is a community in the municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada. It is located between Chatham and Windsor on Highway 401.-History:...
, would have homes and city buildings made of his brick.
Many of the family farms are now cropped by larger industrial-style farms. In the 2000s, members of the community have been debating the zoning of a landfill
Landfill
A landfill site , is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment...
to be located within its borders.
External links
- Fletcher at Geographical Names of Canada