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Old Photograph Queen Street Newton Stewart Scotland
Old photograph of a cottage and houses on Queen Street in Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The town was founded in the mid 17th century by William Stewart, fourth and youngest son of the 2nd Earl of Galloway. The " New Town of Stewart " was granted burgh status by charter from King Charles II, allowing a weekly market and two annual fairs to be held. The industrialist Sir William Douglas, died 1809, best known for founding the planned town of Castle Douglas, also established cotton mills in Newton Stewart, which was temporarily renamed " Newton Douglas " in his honour. Newton Stewart has also recently been twinned with the French town of Marcoussis.
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