Caledonia, just south of Hamilton, has a history closely tied to the heritage of the Grand River. From the Grand River Navigation Company of the 1830s to the current nine-span bridge in the centre of town, the river and the community have shared a special relationship. Intriguing entrepreneurs, town characters and prominent citizens have touched the life of Caledonia, leaving a legacy that is fascinating, sometimes amusing and richly anecdotal.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 971.3/36
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 20
- General Note
- Originally published: Toronto, Ont. : Natural Heritage/Natural History, 1995 Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn-on
- ISBN
- 9781554881130 0920474810
- LCCN
- F1059.5.C29
- LCCN Item number
- M37 1995eb
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- CaBNVSL
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- CaBNVSL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (127 p.)
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- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
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- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)thg00603287 (OCoLC)304518610 (CaOOCEL)410486
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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- CaBNVSL
Table of Contents
- CONTENTS 8
- PROLOGUE 10
- INTRODUCTION 14
- WHEN IT ALL BEGAN 16
- From the Haldimand Grant to the Grand River Navigation Company 16
- There's More to the Legend: Captain John Norton 18
- BY RIVER AND RAIL 24
- Navigation on the Grand River 24
- Transportation on the Rails 27
- CALEDONIA FAIR 33
- THE INCURABLE OPTIMIST 36
- The McKinnon Lifestyle 38
- James Little 40
- William Moore 43
- WELL LOVED AND REMEMBERED 44
- The Good Old Days of the Opera House 44
- A "Lovable" Constable 46
- The MacGregor Concert Bureau 47
- O.T. Scott 50
- A Real Sweetheart: Eva Marlene Heddle 52
- The Rt. Honourable Arthur Meighen (1874–1960) 53
- Pauline Johnson: Famous Canadian Poet 54
- Peter Robertson, Inventor of the Robertson Screwnail 58
- An Area Knight: Sir Byron Edmund Walker 59
- William Doyle 61
- Bruce E. French 61
- Mrs. Fleming's "English Pink Ointment" 62
- He Walked Alone 64
- The Six Nations Artist 65
- LANDMARKS 68
- Edinburgh Square 68
- The Old Town Hall 70
- The Landmark – The Caledonia Bridge 74
- Former Bridges 76
- The Bridge Without A Reason 78
- The Old Mill 79
- Built To Take Tolls 80
- THE OLDEST SURVIVING BUSINESS: CALEDONIA'S NEWSPAPER 82
- FOUNDRIES AND FACTORIES 85
- Caledonia's Gypsum History 86
- THERE WAS ONCE A CONCERT BAND 90
- LETTERS FROM WORLD WAR I 92
- MORE STORIES OF TOWN LIFE 96
- The Bakery – Caledonia's Oldest Family Business 96
- Caledonia's Women's Institute 98
- A Husband's View of the Women's Institute 99
- Dentistry of Another Era 100
- Thousands Are Called Home in 1927 100
- An Anniversary Broadcast 102
- Hockey Popularity 104
- Baseball 106
- The Day The Ice Goes Out 107
- BIG CREEK BOAT FARM 109
- CALEDONIA SCENES 111
- MEMORIES 113
- NOTES AND PICTURE CREDITS 116
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS & INFORMATION 120
- SOURCES 121
- INDEX 122
- A 122
- B 122
- C 122
- D 123
- E 123
- F 123
- G 124
- H 124
- I 124
- J 124
- K 125
- L 125
- M 125
- N 126
- O 126
- P 126
- Q 127
- R 127
- S 127
- T 128
- U 128
- V 128
- W 128
- Y 128
