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21. The Sunderland Telephone Company

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The Sunderland Telephone Company. – 63 River St The Sunderland Telephone Company began operating about 1912, bringing a new form of communication to the village and surrounding countryside. Early photographs showing telephone poles along Sunderland’s streets provide useful clues for dating historic images of the community. In 1912, the telephone office was located here on … Read more

27. Brock House Hotel

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The Brock House Hotel – 82 River St The history of this site reaches back to Sunderland’s earliest days. In 1840, when the small settlement was still known as Jones Corners, a log building owned by the Jones family stood here. Over the following decades, buildings on the property were destroyed by fire and replaced … Read more