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Page 1: Self-guided tour for the edukit Neighbourhood History Walk ...€¦ · Kariton House is named for Werner Kariton who lived in it until he passed away in 1983. What does this name

Self-guidedtourfortheedukitNeighbourhoodHistoryWalk:MillLake

Note:StartingfromCentennialPool,thesestopswilltakeparticipantsaroundthe1.3kmMillLakeParkLoop,movingcounterclockwisearoundthelaketocompletethetourwheretheystarted.WeencourageparticipantstouseGoogleMapsoranothermapappontheirphoneswhennecessarytohelpfindthelocations.STOP1:CENTENNIALPARKANDCENTENNIALPOOL

Whereisit?LocatedonthewesternendofMillLakePark.CentennialPoolisonthenorthernsectionofEmersonRoad.

Whythisname?Acentennialreferstoahundredyearsoftime.In1958,Abbotsford’sCentennialParkandCentennialPoolweredevelopedtocelebratetheProvinceofBritishColumbia’s100yearssincejoiningCanadianconfederation(whenBritishColumbiabecameaprovincewithinCanada).Thetwentyfive-metreCentennialPoolwasoneofthreepools(theothertwopoolsincludedajuniorpoolandatoddlers’pool).OnJune2,1958,over5,000peoplegatheredtoseetheparkandpoolopen-whatacrowdedpoolparty!

WhatdoesthisnameteachusaboutthehistoryofAbbotsford?AbbotsfordwantedtocelebrateitsownlocalcommunityaswellasitspartinCanada.

Walkinginstructions:Ifyou’restandingatCentennialPoolfacingthelake,walktotherighttogettothenextstop(TretheweyHouse)andcontinuemovingcounterclockwisearoundthelake.

STOP2:TRETHEWEYHOUSE

Whereisit?Thehouseislocatedontheeastsideofthelakeat2313WareStreet.

Whythisname?Thename“Trethewey”wasthefamilynamebelongingtobrothersJosephOgleTrethewey,RichardArthurTrethewey,andSamuelDunnTretheweywhoownedtheAbbotsfordLumberCompanyontheshoresofthelake

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from1903to1935.Joesphbuiltthisfamilyhomein1920anditrepresentsthefamily’svaluablecontributiontolocalgrowthanddevelopmentofthecommunityinpresent-dayAbbotsford.

WhatdoesthisnameteachusaboutthehistoryofAbbotsford?Forestrywasaveryimportantindustrytothisareaandthelakenotonlysupportedthemillbutthemill’sownerswholivednearby.Walkinginstructions:Continuetonextstop.STOP3:JOHNMAHONEYPARK

Whereisit?ThisparkislocatedonthesoutheastsideofthelakeandispartofMillLakePark.Theexactlocationalongthepathcanbefoundifyousearch“JohnMahoneyPlayground”intheGoogleMapsapp.

Whythisname?ThisparkwasnamedforJohn“Jock”MahoneywhocametoB.C.intheearly1900sandfoundworkwiththeAbbotsfordLumberCompanyasalogger.Loggingpaidwell,allowingJocktobuy40acreswherehetriedhishandatfarming.Laterinlife,Jockboughtthreeacresoflandbythelakeandbuiltahousetherein1920.

WhatdoesthisnameteachusaboutthehistoryofAbbotsford?Thisnameteachesusabouttheindustryopportunitiesforpeopleworkingintheareaintheearly1900s:forestryandagriculture.Walkinginstructions:Continuetonextstop.STOP4:WILLBANDCREEK

Whereisit?WillbandCreekflowsoutofMillLakenearKaritonHouseandthroughaculvert(atunnelcarryingastreamunderground)throughpresent-daydowntownAbbotsford.(OutsideofMillLakePark,itbecomesvisibleagainnearMoreyRoadthenflowsnorthundertheAbbotsfordMissionHighwayandjoinsMatsquiSlough.)

Whythisname?ThesectionofthecreekinMillLakeParkisnamedforanimportantbusinessmannamedMr.Willband.In1912,heboughttwoacresoflandwherethecreeknowflowsintoMillLake.Mr.WillbandwasimportanttohistoricalAbbotsfordbecauseofthenumberofjobshecreatedinhissashanddoorfactory.A“sash”isaframeworkforawindowordoorthatcanbemovedwithintheframe(e.g.,apaneofglassinacardoor).

WhatdoesthisnameteachusaboutthehistoryofAbbotsford?Thename“Willband”teachesusthatindustrieslikeMr.WIllband’sfactoryintheearly1900swereimportantforsupportingthelocaleconomy.

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Walkinginstructions:Continuetonextstop.STOP5:KARITONHOUSE

Whereisit?Thehouseislocatedontheeastsideofthelakeattheaddress2387WareStreet.

Whythisname?KaritonHouseisnamedforWernerKaritonwholivedinituntilhepassedawayin1983.

WhatdoesthisnameteachusaboutthehistoryofAbbotsford?Thename“Kariton”showsusthatplacenamescanrelatetothehistoryofalocation.Today,KaritonHouseishometotheAbbotsfordArtsCouncil,anorganizationthatsupportslocalartistsinmanyways.OneofthewaystheysupportartistsisbyshowinglocalartworkinasectionofthehousethatiscalledtheKaritonArtGallery.Thename“Kariton”liveson!Walkinginstructions:ContinuemovingcounterclockwisearoundthelaketogetbacktoCentennialPool.


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