Title

Drilling a Gas Well at the Grove Farm, in Niagara Falls, Ontario, ca 1947

Description

Samuel Street, Grove Farm, 1800's, F. H. Leslie, 1945, Dairy, 1963, grandson, F. B. Leslie, property, 1964, Black Angus, Brigburn Herd, 1988, Niagara Parks Commission, 1995

en-CA - Samuel Street originally named this Property " Grove Farm " back in the early - 1800's, before F. H. Leslie took it over in 1945. F. H. Leslie closed down his Dairy Farm operation in 1963. His grandson, F. B. Leslie, took over the property in 1964, to raise " Black Angus ", and managed the " Brigburn Herd " until 1988. The Leslie Farm property was sold to the Niagara Parks Commission in 1995.

Identifier

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=95113

Medium

Photograph

Extent

7.5" x 9.5" B&W photograph

Is Part Of

Francis J. Petrie Collection

Niagara Falls Public Library Local History Collection

locator

415008 / LHC - Historic Buildings

Rights Holder

Niagara Falls Public Library

Subject

Historic Buildings

Animals

Niagara Falls - History

Niagara Parks Commission - General

number

D415008

Format

Photograph

Date Created

2004-03-15

Date Modified

2005-01-20