This Day in History: Nov. 12, 1884, the prairies at Markdale
A CPR car of prairie produce, with a 94-pound squash, draws over 400 people at Markdale station.
By David Ellis · Published · 1 min read
Nov. 12, 1884: The prairies come to Markdale station. A CPR car full of produce from the railway's experimental farms in the North West stood at Markdale station on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 1884. The free show had wheat and flax in the sheaf, 21 kinds of potatoes and a 94-pound squash, the Markdale Standard reported, and "over four hundred took in the show." The car was due at Chatsworth the next day and Owen Sound the day after.
Source: Grey Highlands Public Library, Markdale Standard scans on Our Ontario
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