Henry Muma Street Plaque
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Plaques
- Description
- Plaque erected by Drumbo WI to commemorate Henry Muma
- Inscriptions
- Henry Muma 1822-1902
"Squire" Muma, farmer, land agent, and entrepreneur, was born in Brant County and reportedly came to Blenheim Township in the 1840's. In 1851 he purchased land here and laid out a village plot known as Muma's Corners. In 1854 a Post Office named Drumbo was opened and three years later, shortly after the Buffalo and Lake Huron Railroad, the population numbered some 200. Muma early erected a sawmill and for several years, beginning about 1874, he and his son Charles operated a brickmaking business on his farm. A long serving J.P., reeve and councillor, Muma also accepted various federal appointments. He erected this building, known as the Muma Block, in 1890.
Erected by the Drumbo Women's Institute
1977
(WI emblem at top) - Date of Original
- 1977
- Date Of Event
- 1890
- Subject(s)
- Donor
- Anne Innes
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Copyright Holder
- photographer
- Contact
- Federated Women's Institutes of OntarioEmail:fwio@fwio.on.ca
Website:
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