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Some historical notes on the County of Kent taken from various sources of information now in the hands of the Kent Historical Society

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Creators

Cowan, Hugh, Compiler

Arnold, Thaddeus S.

, Author

Lampman, A.

, Author

Leader, R. W. (Jeanette)

, Author

Media Type

Text

Item Type

Books

Description

This book includes information on the history of Kent County, and includes information taken from various sources now in the hands of the Kent Historical Society. Includes description of many local communities.

Notes

Contents:

Index p. iii
Kent County p. iv
When Kent was ravaged by Indian warfare p. 1
Thames settlement p. 2
Fairfield p. 3
Baldoon p. 4
Lake Erie settlement p. 5
Along the Talbot Trail p. 8
Home made products of the early settlers’ p. 11
Interior of Kent p. 16
Drainage p. 17
Township and County roads p. 18
Buxton Mission & Elgin settlements p. 18
Government p. 20
City of Chatham p. 22
The beginnings of church life p. 37
Chatham Township p. 41
Dover p. 47
Harwich p. 52
Howard p. 55
Orford p. 60
Raleigh Township p. 66
Zone Township p. 73
Romney Township p. 75
Tilbury East Township p. 77
Bothwell p. 96
Blenheim p. 99
Dresden p. 103
Ridgetown p. 107
Thamesville p. 111
Wallaceburg p. 113
Wheatley Village p. 118
Our poets and prose-writers p. 124
The Baldoon p. 128
The mergence of Chatham from the log cabin era p. 136
Lake Erie Settlement p. 140
Battle of the Thames and death of Tecumseh p. 147
The Methodist Church 1804-1829 p. 152
Camden Township p. 159

Publisher

Kent Historical Society

Place of Publication

Chatham, Ont.

Pagination

p. 161

Date of Publication

1948

Subject(s)

Ridgetown (Ont.)--History.
Chatham (Ont.)--History.
Wallaceburg (Ont,)--History.
Dresden (Ont.)--History.
Thamesville (Ont.)--History.
Kent (Ont. : County)--History.
Frontier and pioneer life--Kent (Ont. : County)
Scots--Baldoon (Ont.)--History-19th century.
Frontier and pioneer life--Baldoon (Ont.)
Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief, 1768-1813.
Frontier and pioneer life--North Buxton (Ont.)--History--19th century.
Canada--History--War of 1812.
Kent (Ont. : County) -- History -- Societies, etc.
Church and the world--Kent (Ont. : County)--History--19th century.
Indians of North America -- Warfare -- Kent (Ont. : County)-- History.
Handicraft--Kent (Ont. : County)--History--19th century.
Drainage--Kent(Ont. : County)--History
Roads--Kent (Ont. : County)--1925-1935.
Frontier and pioneer life--Elgin (Ont. : County)
Chatham (Ont. : Township)--History.
Dover (Ont. : Township)--History.
Howard (Ont.)--History.
Orford (Ont.)--History.
Raleigh (Ont. : Township)--History.
Zone (Ont)--History.
Romney (Ont.)--History.
Tilbury East (Ont.)--History.
Frontier and pioneer life--Tilbury East (Ont.)
Municipal government--TIlbury East (Ont.)--History--19th century.
Drainage--Tilbury East (Ont.)--History
Wheatley (Ont.)--History.
Camden (Ont.)--History.
Methodist Church--Kent (Ont. : County)--History--19th century.
Frontier and pioneer life--Erie, Lake.
Poets--Kent (Ont. : County)
Blenheim (Ont.) -- History.
Bothwell (Ont.) -- History.

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

Kent

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 42.41679 Longitude: -82.1665

Donor

Kent Historical Society

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