Munroe's Mills

During the late 18th century several waves of Scottish settlers began arriving in what is now eastern Ontario. A large number arrived directly from Scotland but a few groups moved northward from the United States. Many settled in Glengarry County, the most easterly county bordered on the east by the province of Quebec and on the west by Stormont County. By the early 19th century, Glengarry's population was almost exclusively Scottish. For the most part the newcomers farmed in the summer and worked in lumbering and the logging camps during the winter.