November 5, 2007

On Walker Rd., just south of the no longer existent Cataraqui Place, stood the Kerr Engine Works plant. The plant had two divisions, Kerr Engine Works and Standard Foundry & Supply Co. A view of the 1937 Fire Plan An artists view of the plant c. 1910. As time went on Kerr closed its doors, yet the foundry continued. The foundry was sold, and the search for a more suitable home took place…