1851 Preston Canada Directory
A Village situated in the Township of Waterloo, County of Waterloo, C. W., at the terminus of the Dundas and Waterloo macadamized road, inhabited principally by Germans, and people of German descent-distant from Hamilton, 28 miles, from Guelph, 13 miles. Population about 1100. In the following Directory the names which appear in CAPITALS are those of subscribers to the work. Alphabetical List Of Professions, Trades, &C. Aspenleiter, George, stonemason and plasterer. Baltzer, George, tailor. Baltzli, George, Shoemaker. Batterson, J. F., general store. Bechmann, Justus, cabinetmaker. Beck, Jacob, saw mill. Beck, & Co., iron foundry. Beese, J., stonemason. Bergy, Isaac, blacksmith. … Read more