jan 1, 1843 - farm established at Pūtaringamotu
Description:
In 1843 William and John Deans arrived and established a farm at Pūtaringamotu. The Manson and Gebbie families also came with them, to work on the farm. Together they built the first European house on the Canterbury Plains. They named the area Riccarton after the parish they came from in Scotland, and the nearby river the Avon, after a stream on their grandfather’s farm.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1843
Now
~ 182 years ago