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: Lowther Family; This is a photo of William and Fanny Lowther and their children. William Lowther married Fanny Howard on July 24, 1888. When the couple were married William moved to Cornwall from the Borden-Carleton area and lived in a mansard-style house that belonged to Fanny's father. The house still stands in Cornwall and still belongs to the Lowther family.

: MacKinley Homestead; The MacKinley family owned a large portion of land just off the North River bridge for several generations. This was the homestead of Bruce Senior and Doris MacKinley. The house was eventually torn down. This area is now occupied by MacKinley Crescent.

: North River; A great aerial view of the North River

: North River; This photo was taken on an Ottawa bound flight on July 20, 2011. You can almost see the entire North River and the former community of York Point which was amalgamated with Cornwall in 1995.

: North River Bridge; The North River bridge and Poplar Island c. 1894

: North River Causeway Construction; This is an aerial photograph of the North River Causeway under construction

: North River Causeway Construction; This photograph was taken on the Cornwall side of the North River, during the construction of the North River Causeway. Barely visible in the background is the old steel bridge that spanned the river before the causeway existed.

: North River Causeway Construction 2; Another photograph of the construction of the North River Causeway, 1954

: North River Rink; The original North River rink was officially opened January 9, 1950

: North River rink construction; The North River rink was built by members of the community in 1949. It was completed in 1950 and officially opened on January 9th

: Old Home; This home was owned by Alice and Ford Wilson. It stood approximately where the Cornwall Christian Church stands today. The home was originally part of a motel, and was moved to Cornwall from Bonshaw. It was moved during the time before paved roads, and the move took a day and a half.

: Original North River Rink; This photo of the North River rink was taken only days before it was opened, in January 1950.

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