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Arrowtown was originally known as Fox’s. named after William Fox an early gold discoverer. Then it was known as The Arrow and later Arrowtown.
The Maori name for the river is Haihainui which means ‘Big Scratches’.
Millbrook Resort is named after Mill Farm on which it sits. Mill farm was established by the Butel family who came from Normandy.
There has been a fire station on the current site since 1890. The hand drawn hose reel was used until the 1940’s.
They used to sell Morphine in the local drug store. That was back in the goldmining days of course!
The Chinese Settlement was established in 1867-8 and was in existence until the mid 1930’s. The site underwent an archaeological excavation in 1984.
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