Town Founder

The Town of Stonewall owes its start to Samuel Jacob Jackson. He founded the community in 1878.

Mr. Jackson was born in Ireland in 1848. He came to Canada as a young child and settled in Ontario. In 1871, he was a member of survey crew which came to the Rockwood area.

He acquired the land where Stonewall is located in 1875. He moved to Stonewall in 1881.

He was an avid promoter of the community and would give building sites to people who promised to build a house to his specifications and plant trees. Many of the old trees planted along 2nd Ave North are the work of Mr. Jackson.