1768 Lieutenant John Cartwright and his brother George, considered the first white men to reach the shores of
Red Indian Lake, named it Lieutenant Lake.
1811 David Buchan travelled up the Exploits River in an attempt to establish a friendly contact with the Beothuk.
1819 Demasduit (Mary March) was captured by John Peyton at Red Indian Lake and her husband
Nonosabusat (last chief of the Beothuks) was killed.
1820 David Buchan attempts to return Demasduit to Red Indian Lake, but she dies of tuberculosis during the voyage.
1827 William Epps Cormack explores Exploits River and the eastern end of Red Indian Lake.
1875 James Howley explores Red Indian Lake and Victoria River.
1899 Lewis Miller sends his trusted servant, Alex McCombie, to survey pine stands and obtain necessary
acreage for two mills.
1900 Scotsman Lewis Miller builds a town and steam operated saw mills.
1900 A 19 mile spur line to Red Indian Lake from Millertown Junction is built.
1901 The church was built, an opening dedication service was held on March 10.
1901 Lewis Miller opens the first school; Mr. Whiteway was the first school teacher in Millertown.
1903 Lewis Miller sells his lumbering enterprise to Harry Crowe and W.D. Reid (Newfoundland Timber Estates LTD.).
1905 Harmsworth purchases the operation, establishing Anglo-Newfoundland Development Company (A.N.D. Co).
1908 Hugh Cole brings a herd of reindeer to Millertown to be used by the A.N.D. Company as a source of food for men in
lumber camps; they were also to be used to haul wood.
1909 Millertown becomes headquarters for one of A.N.D’s four wood divisions.
1910 Millertown railway was sold to the A.N.D. Company.
1910 A.N.D. builds a 19 mile extension to the Lake Ambrose, the Harpoon Logging Railway.
1910 The first E.V. Royal Stores was opened in Millertown. It was converted from part of Lewis Miller’s old mill on the
right side of the steam engine, facing the lake.
1911 A.N.D. builds small Hospital in Millertown
1921 On June 8th to 12th, a large forest fire in the lumber woods in Millertown area came dangerously close
to destroying the town.
1926 The town that was built on the point was moved to higher ground in anticipation of raising the water level of the lake.
1927 Dam built on the Exploits River Red Indian Lake.
1931 On October 16th, a public meeting was held to appoint trustees for the newly built town hall.
1933 A promising copper prospect was opened up near the Victoria River.
1937 The Men’s Club was formed
1938 Girl Guides and Brownies were formed; they were active until 1978.
1939 Boy Scouts was formed.
1940 New two-classroom school opened on October 14th.
1945 On September 17th, a new classroom was added to the school. Mr. Potts, A.N.D. Company Manager,
and Reverend Maidment, Anglican Minister, officiated the opening.
1947 Towers are built on Hungry Hill and Harpoon Hill in the lumber woods area, used as lookout towers for fire patrol.
1948 44 housing units were wired for electricity in town. The power was turned on November 11th.
1952 Millertown Memorial Athletic Association was formed.
1956 Highway was completed to Millertown.
1957 The Lake Ambrose and Millertown to Buchans Junction railway lines are dismantled.
1959 Millertown was incorporated as a municipality.
1968 Osmonds Sawmill begins operations.
1977 Millertown Volunteer Fire Department is formed.
1991 Book named Heave out. Millertown: A History of Logging, is published by the Red Indian Lake Heritage Society.
1991 School closes; students are bused to Buchans.
1995 New 273 foot bailey bridge is opened replacing the dam crossing.
2000 Millertown come home year celebrates 100 years of logging.
2004 Aur Resources announced its decision to proceed with development of the Duck Pond mine
(located 30 km SW of Millertown).
2005 Opening of the Lewis Miller Snowmobile Trail
2007 Duck Pond Mine officially opens on May 9th.
2010 Opening of the Lewis Miller Room, a Museum of artifacts and history of Millertown.
2010 Beothuk Interpretation Panels unveiled at Indian Point.
2011 RILHS wins the 2010 Manning Award for Excellence in the Public Presentation of Historic Places
in the National Category.