Infrastructure_Panels_v2 INFRASTRUCTURE A SIGNIFICANT PART OF OUR BUILT HERITAGE 1797 Hamilton Township, including what became Cobourg, had been surveyed 1799 List of settlers included forty-three individuals Ownership was only confirmed on completion of "settlement duties" including clearing a road allowance and a certain amount of land to the front of the property. Settlement duties were the first basic infrastructure on which a town developed. The extensive and often assumed infrastructure we count on today was added gradually. Sewer - 1830s Brewery Excavation 2017 1832 Cobourg's first utility was its harbour, operated by the Cobourg Harbour Company. After decades as a thriving commercial enterprise, it has become a fine recreational facility. OUR FIRST UTILITY - CAN INFRASTRUCTURE BECOME FUN? GETTING AROUND - CAN SIDEWALKS BE DANGEROUS? WHAT WOULD WE DO WITHOUT SEWERS? 1847 A brick, arch-shaped, storm-water sewer was installed under King Street from the small creek, westward to Ontario Street. "This was Cobourg's first permanent sewer and it continues to give service to this day." (Early Cobourg, Percy Climo p134) 1837 First sidewalks constructed were on the two principal streets - wood ("similar to those so much approved of in Toronto") for about a mile along King Street from the English Church to the Scotch Church and on Division Street from the Methodist Chapel to the wharf. Loose board, raised nails, challenged pedestrians until… 1898 The Town's first cement sidewalks came, with costs shared equally by Town and property owners. 1918 King Street was paved as part of King's Highway #2