by | Jun 19, 2017 | Vintage Westport
The following is an excerpt from the Book of Westport: “When the village awoke on Saturday, July 1st, [1905] they were surprised to find that the Westport woolen mill and electric light dam had broken during the night and carried away the Sand Lake dam, the buckle...
by | Jun 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
The following is an excerpt from the Book of Westport: “When the village awoke on Saturday, July 1st, [1905] they were surprised to find that the Westport woolen mill and electric light dam had broken during the night and carried away the Sand Lake dam, the...
by | Jun 19, 2017 | Vintage Westport
Before The Cove was The Cove, it was the Tweedsmuir (or ‘The Tweeds’ as many would remember). But prior to The Tweeds, it was called The Lexena. Alex and Lena Brown combined their names to give The Lexena its title. It operated as a hotel/inn for many years and served...
by | Jun 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
Before The Cove was The Cove, it was the Tweedsmuir (or ‘The Tweeds’ as many would remember). But prior to The Tweeds, it was called The Lexena. Alex and Lena Brown combined their names to give The Lexena its title. It operated as a...
by | Jun 19, 2017 | Vintage Westport
Before it was the bank, it was… the bank. The Merchant’s Bank was opened in the old Cameron Hotel in the late 1800s, and has remained a bank since that time. In 1913 a second financial institution opened in the village; the Union Bank was located on the corner of Main...
