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Copyright © Harwood Station Heritage Museum
Harwood Station
photo copyright ©
McCord Museum
Other photos courtesy
Cobourg Library
except where indicated
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Harwood Station Museum
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Our Vision
This project will result in the development of a regional
heritage museum. Located in the community of Harwood, the
Museum will showcase the history of the Cobourg and Peterborough
Railway as well as the impact it had on the development of
the surrounding area in the 19th century.
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Our Mission
The Mission of the Harwood Station Heritage Museum is
to collect, educate, display, conserve and feature the history
of the railroad and the surrounding area from its earliest
settlement to its present status by providing heritage programs
highlighting these areas.
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Evolution into a Museum
In the early nineteenth century Harwood (originally named
Sully) transformed from a small village into a commercial
trading post. Its history evolved from the exploitation
of the region’s natural resources by European settlers
into the area. As a result, roads and railways were built
to connect Harwood with the surrounding areas.
The Cobourg and Peterborough Railway was constructed under
a charter obtained in the year 1852, authorizing the building
of the railroad from Cobourg to Peterborough.
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Above - Harwood station when it
was operational
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Friends of the Harwood Waterfront
The Friends of the Harwood Waterfront are a group of concerned
residents from the surrounding area who formed an association
to plan for improvements to the waterfront area in Harwood
while also incorporating the site’s railway heritage. A
master plan has been created to include the development
of a heritage museum showcasing the cultural heritage features
of the area. The original train station located in Harwood,
built in 1853, was dismantled and moved to Roseneath, Ontario,
in 1901 where it became the Orange Hall. The current owners
offered the building, at no charge, to assist the group
in achieving their vision of a local heritage museum to
be located in Harwood.
The Harwood Station Heritage Museum
Foundation (HSHM Foundation)
The Harwood Station Heritage Museum Foundation (HSHM Foundation)
will be incorporated as a charitable organization and formed
to develop, and execute, a plan to raise sufficient funds
and operational knowledge to support taking the Museum from
“Vision” to “Reality”.
The Foundation is seeking individuals who have a strong interest
in, or are passionate about our heritage and would be willing
participants in assisting the Foundation achieving both the
“Vision” and “Mission”...
More
Complete history with photos
Current project status
Contact information for the
foundation
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