Kentiana : the story of the settlement and development of the County of Kent

Description
Creators
Wilson, Pearl, Author
McKeough, G. T.
, Author
Hamil, Frederick Coyne
, Author
McKeough, W.G.
, Author
Mitchell, George
, Author
Lauriston, Victor
, Author
Scullar, Thomas
, Author
Watson, O.K.
, Author
Holmes, T.K.
, Author
Beeston, Chas. E.
, Author
Weir, James C.
, Author
Gemmil, J.R.
, Author
Walker, John A.
, Author
Lauriston, Victor
, Author
Media Type
Text
Item Type
Books
Notes
Contents:

Preface p. 5
Table of contents p. 6
The early Indian occupation of Kent p. 7
Fairfield, the first Moravian village on the Thames p. 16
Early settlement and surveys along the river Thames in Kent County p. 25
Lord Selkirk’s Baldoon settlement p. 37
Tecumseh p. 41
Beginning of settlement on the Sydenham p. 53
The birth of Chatham p. 57
Pioneer on the Thames p. 60
Along the Talbot road p. 64
Pioneer life in Kent County p. 70
The old log school house p. 74
The beginning of church life in Kent p. 76
The history of the 24th regiment of Canadian militia p. 81
Historical sketch of the press of Chatham p. 87
Municipal government in the County of Kent p. 90
Negro colonies in Kent County p. 95
Bothwell and Kent’s first oil bloom p. 99
Historic sites in Kent p. 103
Index p. i
Publisher
Kent Historical Society
Place of Publication
Chatham, Ont.
Pagination
p. 115
Date of Publication
1939
Subject(s)
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 42.41679 Longitude: -82.1665
Donor
Kent Historical Society
Copyright Statement
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Copyright Date
1939
Copyright Holder
Kent Historical Society
Location of Original
Chatham Branch
Chatham Public Library
McKeough Local History Room Collection
971.333 Ken
Contact
Chatham-Kent Public Library
Email:cklibrary@chatham-kent.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
120 Queen Street
Chatham, ON N7M 2G6
519-354-2940
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