1856 Newspaper Ad for Village Lots Near Bronte Railroad Station
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Text
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- A newspaper ad for an auction on Thursday, September 11, 1856 to sell 150 village lots in Troubridge. The location of this area called Troubridge is "immediately adjoining the Bronte Stations of the Hamilton & Toronto Railroad...along the Plank Road from Bronte to Milton, the County Town of Halton." It is "distant from Bronte 1 1/4 miles; from Palermo, 3 miles; from Milton, 13 miles".
The ad gives a wonderful insight into the area, especially the rail service and the business amenities of the area. - Notes
- "Troubridge" is in keeping with the area celebration of the victories of Lord Nelson. Briefly, Captain Thomas Troubridge commanded the Culloden under Nelson, Edward Troubridge served on Nelson's flagship, the Victory, in 1803.
- Date of Original
- 1856
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- TTACL00035
- Collection
- Trafalgar Township Historical Society
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.40011 Longitude: -79.71632
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- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- 1856 Newspaper Ad for Village Lots Near Bronte Railroad Station
- Contact
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Trafalgar Township Historical Society Sponsor: Jeff Knoll, Local & Regional Councillor for Oakville Ward 5 – Town of Oakville/Regional Municipality of Halton
