Todmorden Mills

Todmorden Mills was a small settlement located in the Don River valley in Toronto, Ontario.

Originally known as "Don Mills", it grew into a small industrial complex and village before becoming part of East York in the 20th century.

The Taylors owned a number of industrial mills in the neighbourhood including the Don Valley Brick Works.

The camp housed men from the German merchant marine who were interned in Allied ports at the start of the war.

In 1965, the mill site was proposed as a centennial project by East York's mayor, True Davidson.

Currently the museum maintains four buildings from the original settlement including the old paper mill which dates from 1825, a brewery and two homes.

In 1991, two local naturalists, Charles Sauriol and Dave Money proposed that a small forested area adjacent to the museum site be turned into a nature preserve.