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Old Photograph King Street Castle Douglas Scotland
Old photograph of a horse and cart, people, shops and houses on King Street in Castle Douglas near Threave Castle, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Castle Douglas was founded in 1792 by a wealthy descendant of the Douglas family, William Douglas, who made his money in American Trade and created a planned town on the shores of Carlingwark Loch. The town's layout is based upon the grid plan pattern of streets as used in Edinburgh's New Town, built around the same time. Sir William Douglas also created a number of industries in Castle Douglas, including hand woven cotton factories. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.
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