Nancy Marguerite Anderson on Nostr: YORK FACTORY EXPRESS JOURNAL, 1826: "This post (Cumberland House) is in a very good ...
YORK FACTORY EXPRESS JOURNAL, 1826:
"This post (Cumberland House) is in a very good order, a considerable extent of ground around it is in a high state of cultivation, yielding abundant Crops of Wheat, Barley & Potatoes, & a garden affording an excellent supply of Vegetables for the Table. The soil appears of an excellent quality, being a black loam of considerable depth upon a subsoil of limestone. The surrounding country is swampy... #Canada #History #HistoricJourney #AmWritingHistory #Books
"This post (Cumberland House) is in a very good order, a considerable extent of ground around it is in a high state of cultivation, yielding abundant Crops of Wheat, Barley & Potatoes, & a garden affording an excellent supply of Vegetables for the Table. The soil appears of an excellent quality, being a black loam of considerable depth upon a subsoil of limestone. The surrounding country is swampy... #Canada #History #HistoricJourney #AmWritingHistory #Books