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Saint-Timothée (St. Timothy) Wallington: Ma O35.

Although the locals in Mont-Carmel usually refer to this The business included

community as La Butte (the hill), it was named around 1893 Cretng onl gmt) a al

for the patron saint of Timothée Gallant, one of the first anda sawmill. The saw

settlers. The western side of the village used to be called Saint- il! operated until 1965 see : ae whereas the others closed

Grégoire, in honour of another pioneer, Grégoire Gallant (See gown in the 1940s. The

photo p. 17). building closest to the bridge was Spurge Day’s blacksmith shop. The

The Village of Wellington long building behind the

. . : : . mills was the first indoor This village, known for a long time as Wellington Station, skating rink in the region.

was named after the famous Irishman, Arthur Wellesley, vas an on and ° . : emolisnead in .

who became the first Duke of Wellington in 1814. As a gen- (Charis alien Collection)

eral in the British army, he defeated Napoleon Bonaparte at

the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 and became Prime Minister of

Great Britain in 1818.

The various mills along the Ellis River gave rise to the early names for the village: Quagmire Mills, Campbell’s Mills and Barlow’s Mills. The name Wellington Station appeared in 1874 with the construction of the railway station, located just out- side the neighbouring village of Wellington, now known as Wellington Centre. Quagmire Mills was the name used for the latter village until 1862.