Looking south-east across Smith Street from Third Avenue north in 1897. 1. Residence of William Simpson, with well and pump beside the house, 2. Methodist Church. 3. Home of J. W. Christie 4. Residence of W. P. Hopkins 5. Anglican Parish Hall on Fifth Avenue. 6. & 7. Brick residences of John J. Smith and his brother W.T. Smith. Note: The Methodist church (St. Paul Lutheran since 1929) was built with bricks from the J. J. Smith Brick Plant, as no doubt were the two Smith residences. The Smith families, pioneers of Yorkton were members of the Methodist Church. Source: Howard Jackson Collection
This edition of History Corner was originally published in the Sept. 29, 2010 issue of Yorkton This Week.
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