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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
Prescott, ON
1   and oxen, and the boats could then sail up to Prescott, Brockville or Kingston. From these ports, sailing
2   Capt. Maxwell, were both in service between Prescott and the Niagara River ports, each making one
3   came out this year, having been rebuilt at Prescott, from a sailing vessel named UNION. Under the
4   steamboat QUEEN CHARLOTTE, for service between Prescott, Kingston and the Bay of Quinte ports. In the
5   by the forwarding firms of W. L. Whiting & Co., Prescott, and Whiting & Crane, Lachine. The two partners,
6   the Head of Lake Ontario and Kingston and Prescott, regularly."
7   Hooker & Henderson John McPherson & Co.Prescott, March 22,
8   Co., Hooker & Henderson, and Jas. M'Cutcheon at Prescott; Archibald MacDonald at Kingston; Kerby & Co.,
9   Capt. Joseph Whitney, were sailing from Prescott on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday mornings, after
10   steamboat ALCIOPE, Capt. Jas. Mackenzie. Leaving Prescott every Friday morning, she made the following
11   the new steamboat GREAT BRITAIN was launched at Prescott. Built for the enterprising John Hamilton, of
12   McIntosh and her agent was Alpheus Jones, of Prescott.
13   1833, and it read as follows:GREAT BRITAIN, 1830 Prescott CANADIAN, 1833, Kingston QUEENSTON, 1824,
14   by Hathaway for Charles and James McIntosh, of Prescott. Charles McIntosh was her first master. She
15   have arranged for their transshipment at both Prescott and Kingston, but from its eligibility, intend
16   Cushing, agent, Montreal, W. Dickinson, agent, Prescott and G. Brush, agent,
17   was already on the wall, and once it came true, Prescott, Brockville and Kingston would no longer be
18   and her ports of call were as follows: Leaving Prescott on Wednesday evening after the arrival of the
19   the steamboats and stages between Montreal and Prescott, which virtually places the whole carrying trade
20   took part in the Battle of Windmill Point, below Prescott, on the 18
21   especially in the vicinity of Brockville and Prescott where there were numerous reports of vessels
22   this new Company are now building at Brockville, Prescott and other places, which, it is said, will be in
23   the latter two were receiving their engines at Prescott. All three were expected to be operating by June,
24   tons. She was sold in 1851 to Alfred Hooker, of Prescott, later passing to M. K. Dickinson. In 1867 she was
25   the propeller FREE TRADER, from Ogdensburg-Prescott to Kingston, Oswego, Toronto, Hamilton and Port
26   MAGNET, ARABIAN and PASSPORT from Hamilton to Prescott, instead of to Kingston, as in previous
27   of Montreal and Macpherson & Crane of Kingston, Prescott, Hamilton, Pt. Stanley and Bytown had since been
28   like purpose. Her work would be from Kingston to Prescott. The CHIEF JUSTICE ROBINSON would be laid up on 1
29   objects they could find. Capt. Allison Wright of Prescott, together with 15 crew and 5 passengers were
30   Jaques & Co., Montreal, Alfred Hooker & Co., Prescott, Hooker, Pridham & Co., Kingston, Toronto and
31   she was destroyed by fire about 2 miles above Prescott.
32   tons burthen. She was built for Alfred Hooker of Prescott. About 4:00 a.m. on Monday, the mate found flames
33   in trouble a month later. She was detained at Prescott on her downward trip, waiting for a large group
34   Hope, Cobourg, Kingston, Gananoque, Brockville, Prescott, Cornwall and Montreal. The fleet consisted of:
35   through the Thousand Islands, arriving at Prescott at 9:00 a.m., where they transferred to the small
36   were being diverted to Oswego, Ogdensburg and Prescott.
37   by Flatt & Bradley and both were to be at Prescott to prepare for running the rapids together. Mr.
38   The steamer CULTIVATEUR was sent down from Prescott to take the CORSICAN's passengers up to board the
39   cargo for Kingston, Gananoque, Brockville, Prescott, Cornwall, Valleyfield and Montreal, She was
40   at Oshawa, Kingston, Gananoque, Brockville, Prescott and Cornwall. All MacKay advertisements were now
41   ONTARIO in the person of Capt. J. Delaney of Prescott and Fairgrieve's propeller CANADA would be sailed
42   ONTARIO in the person of Capt. J. Delaney of Prescott and Fairgrieve's propeller CANADA would be sailed
43   locks and her passengers had to be sent up to Prescott by rail, where the CORSICAN took them aboard for
44   and the propeller SIR S. L. TILLEY came in from Prescott and cleared for Duluth. Word was received that
45   was back in service in November and cleared for Prescott. She would return to Hamilton to lay
46   ROSEDALE, Capt. Ewart, running light from Prescott to Toledo, went aground just below Rock Island,
47   chance of getting a grain cargo to Kingston or Prescott. Vessels had been getting into Port Colborne and
48   and the ARABIAN would be in service between Prescott and Duluth. One bright spot on the business
49   and much improvement work had been done between Prescott and Cornwall. The replacement of the Beauharnois

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