Looking down southward into downtown Umphraville. How oats and wheat were grown here is unfathomable. Just behind me was the location of the schoolhouse. To see the school as it looked on the 1948 topo map go here: http://prod.library.utoronto.ca:8090/maplib/digital/G_3400s_50_1948-31C13_west_1st.p
The land had to be cleared by winter in order to a) build a home b) plant crops c) secure the land grant from the government. Women had to help as well. Courtesy Mary Fitzmorris
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Please note that Umphraville is located on private property.