Reflections on Lives and Times in Prince Edward County, A Tale of Two Rivals, legal dispute, 1870

Title: Reflections on Lives and Times in Prince Edward County, A Tale of Two Rivals, legal dispute, 1870
Description: Reflections on the Lives and Times in Prince Edward County is a series of 23 radio vignettes on the history of the County. The series was funded by the New Horizons for Seniors Program, Government of Canada, and sponsored by Base31. In this episode, a meandering stream led to a bitter fight between the Roblin family and Jesse Potter in the 1870s over ownership of a stream. Ironically, the rivals were laid to rest side by side in a little graveyard that straddles both Proerties. Researcher: Brenda Shardlow.
status: active
Subject: Radio documentary on a dispute over over property rights between Roblin Mills and Jesse Potter, a Loyalist who shared ownership of a stream used by the mill.
Creator: 99.3 County FM
Source: 99.3 County FM
Publisher: 99.3 County FM
Date: 2025
Contributor: Beverly Sprague, Peter Lockyer, Colleen Johnson, Brenda Shardlow, Pearl Hucul
Rights: Copyright 99.3 County FM
Format: mp3; 5.2 MB
Language: English
Type: Audio
Identifier: Reflections on Lives and Times in PEC_Base31_Tale of Two Rivals
Coverage: Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
Date Copyrighted: 2025
identifier: CJPE-2026.009.788