GCC#137 Herlihey Park Virtual Cache

The posted coordinates will take you to the former sight of the Wilberforce Veneer and Lumber Co.—the future location of Herlihey Park.
Harold Herlihey was born in Kinmount in 1908. In 1919 the family moved to Tory Hill, where Harold became involved in his father's general store and lumber business. He attended Technical high school in Toronto, then returned to Tory Hill, marrying Beatrice Schickler, a school teacher from Harcourt, in 1933. In 1937 they moved to Wilberforce, where Harold was involved in building a saw mill for the Oakville Basket Company that became the Wilberforce Veneer and Lumber Company. Harold served as general manager of the mill, acquiring an interest in it and becoming vice-president. Wilberforce Veneer was sold to Curvply in 1968. He remained as a consultant and general manager for a further two years, and then retired.