Museum Blog - June 2016
South Mountain received its name from its location in Mountain Township, which was named after Reverend Jacob Mountain, (1750 – 1825) the first Protestant Bishop of Quebec. You can stop looking for the mountain now!
The photo featured below depicts the Nation River Dam at South Mountain. When this postcard was made S. Mountain had a population of only 400. James Murdock was the baker; J.H. and J.N. Barkley, John Gilroy and J.A. Hunter were blacksmiths; E. Foster the butcher. The general stores were operated by M.J. Christie, J.W. Ellis and Martin Kavanagh; Mrs. K. Ellis ran the grocery; J.A. Storey operated the hotel; F. Phillips was the jeweler; Joseph Locke ran the planning mill, Abraham Ellis made shoes and D. Clelland acted as postmaster and grocer.
