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      Item is a photograph of two men in either military or band uniforms. The date this photograph was taken is unknown however taking photographs in this format was popular during the 1860s and 1870s.

      Summary This one and a half storey yellow brick Ontario farmhouse was built circa 1870, suggesting either William or Elijah Harrison may have been responsible for building it. The roof possesses a steep pitch with front and side gables. The brickwork suggests that the windows were previously arched before they …

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      This item was originally donated to the County of Brant Public Library’s wiki website by the community member listed below. Its origins and authenticity are unverified by the County of Brant Public Library.

      Photograph of the Costain Homestead at Cathcart, circa 1870.

      St. Abner's Cemetery is an inactive cemetery in Brant County, under the jurisdiction of the Corporation of the County of Brant. It is located at 77 Henderson Rd., North-East of Burford. The stones have been moved from their original spot, and are now lined up in a row. All but …

      Harley Cemetery is an active cemetery in Brant County (Burford Township), under the jurisdiction of the Corporation of the County of Brant. It is located at 125 Harley Rd (Brant Road #202). Range 4-4

      Harley Cemetery is an active cemetery in Brant County (Burford Township), under the jurisdiction of the Corporation of the County of Brant. It is located at 125 Harley Rd (Brant Road #202). Range 7-4

      Hill Cemetery is an inactive cemetery in Brant County (Burford Township), under the jurisdiction of the Corporation of the County of Brant. It is located on Middle Townline Road (Brant County Road # 25), about 0.7 kms north of Burford/Delhi Town Road in Burford Township. A plaque at the cemetery …

      Papple Cemetery is an inactive cemetery in Brant County, under the jurisdiction of the Corporation of the County of Brant. It is located on Brant County Highway # 99, 2.5 kms east of the St George Road (Brant County Road # 13). Range 8-9

      Photograph portrait printed on cardboard of Byron Wooden, likely taken around 1870. The photographer was L.R. Smith & Son of Brantford.

      NOTE: The BENTON was a small (308 gt) passenger and freight steamer built in 1867 by Hitchcock & Gibson, Buffalo. She was converted to a bulk freighter in about 1883 and burned to a total loss at the Ford Rouge Plant, near Detroit, in August, 1909.

      This little article shows a pair of the hazards of "stern-launching." Parentheses are in the original.

      The figures for the lakes appear to include only American tonnage. Though the figures don't actually add up, you get the idea. The total tonnage figure represents roughly 2,200 registered U.S. vessels.

      This is the only instance I know of of a vessel being so totally destroyed by the action of escaping air as she sank. The fact later brought about accusations that THORNTON was totally unseaworthy at the time of her loss. She was 274 gt, built by Bidwell & Banta …

      SCHOONER SUNK. - A dispatch from Oswego from Capt. E. P. Dorr states that the schooner E. B. Gannett , loaded with plaster consigned to

    SCHOONER SUNK. - A dispatch from Oswego from Capt. E. P. Dorr states that the schooner E. B. Gannett , loaded with plaster consigned to

Maritime History of the Great Lakes

      LAKE COMMERCE. - During the month of June we have reported the names of vessels passing ( Detroit ) to the number of 1,534 in the aggregate, divided as

      Note this vessel's unusual engine arrangement, with two compound engines running a single shaft.

      Campbell, Owen & Co. later became the Detroit Dry Dock Co., one of the most prolific and innovative shipbuilders on the lakes. The vessel on the drawing board in the article probably came out as the double deck passenger freighter GORDON CAMPBELL the next year. S. R Kirby, who had …

      THREE MEN LOST FROM A VESSEL. - The schooner Geo. F. Foster , of Chicago , Henry Smith , master, and bound from Chicago to

    THREE MEN LOST FROM A VESSEL. - The schooner Geo. F. Foster , of Chicago , Henry Smith , master, and bound from Chicago to

Maritime History of the Great Lakes