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Table of Contents

Title Page
Preface
Introduction
1 A place called Hamilton.
2 Public Works and Private Enterprise
3 Port Hamilton
4 1837-1839
5 Ericsson Wheels
6 1844-1847
7 Good Times in Port
8 Boom Town Days
9 Depression Years
10 Better Times Ahead
11 1867-1870
12 Prosperity for the Shipbuilders
13 The Second Railway Building Era
14 1884-1888
15 The Electric Era
16 The Iron Age
Table of Illustrations
Index
Oakville, ON
1   JAMES KEMPT, 1829, Kingston CONSTITUTION, 1832, Oakville TORONTO, 1824, York ST. GEORGE, 1833, Kingston
2   listed above, was built by William Chisholm at Oakville, and seems to be the first vessel specifically for
3   She left Port Hamilton at 6 a.m., called at Oakville, and arrived at Toronto (no longer "Muddy York")
4   left Hamilton on Sunday and Thursday, calling at Oakville, Toronto, Port Hope and Cobourg, before crossing
5   morning by the schooner COMET, Capt. Bray of Oakville. While on the subject of turbulent waters and
6   returning from Toronto at 2 p.m. with stops at Oakville and the Burlington Canal. At Toronto she made
7   launched at Wm. Chisholm's shipyard in Oakville, and the EXPERIMENT, built at Niagara for James
8   schooner ROYAL TAR, Capt. P. Lyons arrived from Oakville and the schooner JUNIUS, Capt. L. Middleton and
9   commenced her run from Toronto to Pt. Credit, Oakville, Bronte and Wellington Square on the 10 March,
10   left Hamilton at 1:30 p.m. and called at Oakville and Port Credit, or the HIGHLANDER, Capt.
11   was passing through. She passed Bronte at 11:43, Oakville at 11:56, Port Credit at 12:30, Queen's Wharf at
12   GEORGE MOFFATT, Capt. Twitchell, arrived from Oakville, followed by the PEERLESS, Capt. Jas. Dick, from
13   Capt. John Masson, would be on the Hamilton, Oakville, Port Credit and Toronto service. The fare was
14   advertised to leave Hamilton at 7:00 a.m. for Oakville, Port Credit and the Queen's Wharf in Toronto.
15   schooner EDITH of Oakville, became a total loss, as did the OMAR PASHA, whose
16   other castings were made by John Doty & Co. of Oakville and the blacksmithing work was done by James
17   13 July. She called at Wellington Square and Oakville, after which she cruised out in the Lake for two
18   Myles got lost in the fog and went ashore at Oakville, but was got off after lightering some cargo. The
19   commenced regular trips to Toronto, calling at Oakville en route. She sailed from Zealand's Wharf at 8:00
20   arriving at Toronto at 10:15 and calling at Oakville, en route. The one-way fare was 75
21   trips the following day to Toronto, calling at Oakville. Exactly two months later, this item appeared in
22   the steamer OSPREY ran a moonlight excursion to Oakville and a Sunday in St. Catharines was offered by the
23   steamer ONTARIO ran a moonlight excursion to Oakville, calling at Oaklands and Wellington Square. A
24   railway bridge over the Sixteen Mile Creek at Oakville.
25   making two round trips per day, with calls at Oakville both ways. She berthed at MacKay's Wharf in
26   sailing scow HOPE was loading bricks for Oakville on the 23 June at McIlwraith's Wharf. Two days
27   Light Station. The schooner had been built In Oakville by Melancthon Simpson and had undergone a
28   was chartered to load 2,000 kegs of gunpowder at Oakville for Lake Superior, while the CUBA was expected
29   her twice-daily service from Hamilton to Oakville and Toronto on the 11
30   two round trips daily to Toronto, with calls at Oakville. This was the former ROTHESAY CASTLE, now under
31   on the 23 May as sailing from McKay's Wharf for Oakville and Toronto. On the same day notice was given
32   She would commence her service from Toronto to Oakville and Hamilton on the 12 June, berthing at MacKay's
33   began to ease somewhat and Capt. Corson sighted Oakville, but knew his chances of gaining shelter there
34   Friday mornings the Harbour Master at Oakville, had, on several occasions, walked to the shore
35   MODJESKA took an excursion to Oakville on the 31 July, but never got into the harbour at

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