Cowan Keys first county mail carrier Robin Hilborn – Bruce County Historical Society The mail must go through, they say—through snow and rain and gloom of night. Even if it means walking 45 miles, and back. In 1852 that was the job of Cowan Keys, the first mail carrier of Bruce County. With Her Majesty’s…
Carrying the Royal Mail in the Bruce
SubmittedAugust 15, 2024 @ 9:00 amLocal News, Pieces of the Past, Walkerton Herald-Times
The Stokes Bay Royal Mail stops for a photo op. (Contributed photo)