Wellesley Village
Wellesley village was settled by squatters, John Schmidt and Christian Burgher, who were the first to clear land and settle in the area. Schmidt developed the dam site and various enterprises followed. The Doering brothers laid out the village they called Schmidtsville. After 1866, John George Reiner became known as “the Builder of Wellesley,” because he built 32 new buildings to add to the eight already there.
There were several mills, an implement manufacturing establishment, hotels, stores, and a brewery. By the 1890s the village boasted many enterprises as well as a school and churches.
Wellesley is noted to have had Waterloo Region’s earliest roundabout in the main intersection of the village.
There were several mills, an implement manufacturing establishment, hotels, stores, and a brewery. By the 1890s the village boasted many enterprises as well as a school and churches.
Wellesley is noted to have had Waterloo Region’s earliest roundabout in the main intersection of the village.