Robert Shepherd Grist Mill

Now occupied by The Mill Restaurant the former Grist Mill in Brockville, Ontario stands on the south side of Water Street West at the south end of John Street.

Daniel Jones' Saw Mill
Robert Shepherd's Grist Mill

The first United Empire Loyalist settlers began to occupy this part of Upper Canada in 1784. Daniel Jones UEL (1744-1820) a miller from Kingsbury, N.Y. (Near Glens Falls) took up land here about 1790 and erected a saw mill. It was the first of eight mills which used the water power of Buell's Creek.

In 1836 Robert Shepherd and a partner acquired this saw mill property. In 1852 Shepherd added the grist mill standing here to grind feed and flour. In 1883 the grist mill was then vacant, the saw mill was torn down, and the mill pond was drained in order to provide land for the new CPR spur line to the waterfront.

The Samuel Rogers Oil Co. purchased the property in 1893, using the building and nearby land for a coal oil depot. From 1911 to 1978, the Imperial Oil Co. occupied this site.

Erected by the City of Brockville, 1999

A BROCKVILLE LANDMARK
Designated Under
The Ontario Heritage Act

Robert Shepherd Grist Mill
c. 1852
ERECTED BY LACAC.
FUNDED BY THE BROCKVILLE FOUNDATION.