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"1” HISTORY OF PARK HEAD COlMUIlITY. Pioneers. Concessions so 4, Anabel and Koppel Early settlers tram the County Line ( Hi hwa 6 to th e were Killian Miller, Sam Miller, Richard Herminggon,yhogert Fh:l;1?lg7h «111m Evens ( 1372), Richard :ziner, Henry Rourke, John -iley Isaac " Cruiokehenk. James Matches, Hugh Kirkland. ’ ' 0n the East side or the County Line were Robert Killer who settled on Lot 1, Gen. 3 Koppel in March 1858. Others more Pooert florren, Jillian Foster and Robert McKnight. Their early homes were or log construction, but most or these were replaced over 75 years ago, sevaral of them in 1884, with fine brick houses, and bank barns which are still in use. The first school which the children or these homes attended was the one on lot 5, Gen 5, mentioned elsewhere. For a number of years some people worshipped a) Park Read until Salem Hethodist Church was built on the George Hogarth farm,Lnt l, Con.2 which place of wor- ship was discontinued in 1911. A few families attended Allenford Presbyterian Church. Concessions 5 a 6 Anabel and Keppel.- The first settlers in What is now known as Park Head and consisting of Con. 5 a 6 and 7 a B from the county line to the 10th aideroad were williem Simpson who settled here in 1855, Thomas Arm- strong in 1857, henry Lewis 1859. Other settlers moving onto this large forest tract tare Killian Street in 1862, David Berry laee, George Sutherhy in 1872. David and James Smith settled on Lot 5, Gen. 6 in 1860 and brought the first horse to the settlement) Samuel Rourke 16?5. lthough it has not been established the exec dates other settlers were; Joseph Marshall, James Rusk, Thones Kidd, leorge Anny, John Philp, James Pattison, Hm. Lawson, Joseph Young end the Cordingly's. In 1857 Mr. Edwin Spencer came from England and settled on Let 1, Con, 5 Koppel, later selling this farm and locating on Lot 1, Con. 6. Mr. Spencer served as a local preacher. In 1865 John Pringle cone to Lot 4. Gun. 5 and George Pringle to Lot 5, Com. 6, George and John MoClelland on Lot 5, Con. 4, Nilliam Sanells on Lot 4, Con. 4. Other early settlers were Jonathan Cox, Henry Green, San'l lalker, William Spencer, Andrew and John Holland, John Redbourne who was a local preacher. These settlers would walk to Owen Sound a distance of ten mile and over and carry their butter which they sold to! ten cents a pound or traded for groceries. ll. Spencer and Mr. Rinpson cut wild hay on the beaver meadow at Shallow Lake which was probehly the first hay out around here. On Con. 7 and 8 Anabel James Eileen, George Keys, Lewis Clow, S. A. ritzpatriok, Thomas Blythe, Robert Thompson, Isaac Berry, Thos. Playrord, Thomas Doubt, John Gribble and George Gates all settled on drown land. It is noteworthy that in 1961, grandsons are still living on the following terms; Howard Hatches, Keith Philp, Carl Rourke, John and Brock Rusk, George Sylvester, Percy Gates and on the darnington fern a greet-grandson Vernon Warmington and on the Thomas Doubt farm I greet-grandson John Doubt. On this farm as Indian Encampment was situated with cell worn trails running north to Cape Groker, south to Geeseen and east to “awash (now Owen Sound Forth).