Pefferlaw Association of Ratepayers

"For the betterment of the Community"

On Monday August 2, 2010,

From 10am to 4pm

You are all invited to Pefferlaw's Family Picnic

Click here for more information!

July 29, 2010

The Old Mill

Captain William Johnson, a retired naval officer from Scotland, settled in what is now known as Pefferlaw in 1819. Johnson chose the name Pefferlaw after a field on the Old Homestead, and means "a beautiful greensward". Retirement soon turned into industry, as Captain Johnson built a saw mill, woollen mill and grist mill in the area.

With the help of his brother Robert, Captain Johnson built the first Pefferlaw store in 1833. Although many of the buildings have since been replaced, reminders of Pefferlaw's historic past are still clearly evident today.

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