Stephen Jakes Bevan-history( from the The TweEdsmuir Village histories cOMPILED BY THE aRUNDEL'S wOMEN'S iNSTITUTE)

 In 1856 Arundel  was a Terra incognito: no man had located there for the purpose of making a home; the only individuals who had penetrated were hunters and trappers, or lumbermen driving their logs through the many turns over the cataracts of the Rouge River.

Stephen Jakes Bevan is said to be the first white man who came into our Township. He, being a hunter and trapper, traded largely with the Indians.

In 1822, Mr. Bevan built a shanty at the Junction of the creek, which now bears his name (Bevan) & the Rouge River. This served as his trading post.