Cobourg and District Images

Site where the first inhabitant of Cobourg settled

Description
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Photographs
Description
The first settler of Cobourg is believed to have been Eliud Nickerson, (1798) who had a crude log hut near present day King and Division Street, approximately where this photograph indicates.
Notes
Old records indicate the cabin stood near the northwest corner, but not for long as the Crown lands granted to Nickerson were actually on the other side of Division, comprising all the land from Division to College between the lake shore and Elgin Street.
Inscriptions
1931 series. At or near the site shown in this photograph is the place believed to be that where the first settler in Cobourg settled in a log hut in 1798. (See "Cobourg, 1798-1948," p.7-9, for details)
Place of Publication
Cobourg, ON
Date of Original
c. 1931
Subject(s)
Local identifier
971-2
Collection
Historical Photographs
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.95977 Longitude: -78.16515
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
Contact
Cobourg Public Library
Email:info@cobourg.library.on.ca
Website:
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200 Ontario Street, Cobourg, ON K9A 5P4

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