HAMILTON, ONT.
~~~~ll] HE site of Hamilton, Ontario, was first visited in September, r669, by Sieur de Ia Salle. The first white man to take up his residence here was Robert Land, w ho built his log cabin on the shores of Hamilton Bay in J une, rnS. In r8r3, George Hamilton, Member of Parliament for the Gore Dis trict, laid out the site of the present city in town lots, and the place was named for him. ln r824, the Government passed an act f or the construction of Burlington Canal. On the completion of the canal i n r8,32, Hamilton became the head of navigation on Lake Ontario. The Desjardins Canal was co mpleted the same year. The next event of importance in the history of Hamilton was the construction of the Great Western Railway. In r846 Hamilton was incorporated a city, having a population of 6,842. In rSso the popu lation was over ro,ooo. Since then the city has grown rapidly in population, and the latest enumeration of the population is 57 ,6oo. Hamilton is a Yery pretty city, being located at the head of Lake Ontario and the shores of Burlington Bay. It lies at the base of the Niagara Escarpment, which skirts the shore of Lake Ontario, and which is called here Hamilton Mountain. From the summit of this mountain a beautiful view is had of Burling ton Bay, Lake Ontario and the city of Hamilton lying beneath. Hamilton is s ubstantially built, among the finer business blocks being the Court House, City Hall, Post Office and Normal College. Hamilton is a pleasant resort city, having some pretty parks and drives, while Hamilton Bea<;h is one of the finest summer resorts on Lake Ontario. As a manufacturing city Hamilton is outstripping any other city in Canada, and no city in the United States can show the record of expansion that Hamilton has in the last few years. The develop ment of the power of the Decew Falls and of Niagara Falls has caused a large number of manufacturing con cerns of the United States to build their Canadian Plant in Hamilton . The transportation facilities of this city by rail and vvater are excellent, and the result of these combined causes has caused manufacturing plants to spring up with great rapidity in this city. Among the big American concerns that have plants here, are The Interna tional Harvester Company, The Westinghouse Air Brake and Electric and :Vlanufacturing Companies, The Otis Elevator Company, The American Screw Company, The Norton Can :\1anufacturing Company, The American Car and Foundry Company, The United States Steel Corporation and American Steel and Wire Company, The International Silver Plate Company and the Meriden Britannia Company, The Swift Packing Company and the Anderson Fowler Company. In the next few years the population of Hamilton "·ill undoubtedly double. There are a number of other large manufacturing industries, which are purely Canadian.
PUBLISHED BY S. H. KNOX & CO., HAMILTON, ONT. GORE PARK EXTENSION Gore Park Extension Ji es east of Gore Park and was set apar t a few years ago by the City Council for Park purposes. It lies in the business ccn tre of the city COURT HOUSE The Court House was built in 1877. of stone, and cost $107,000. ------! A~ I E S <;'J'RE ET 1:\'CLl :\' E ~ u 0 f-< (/\ ,_
I ANDERSON'S PRIZE GARDEN T . H . & B . TUNNEL STONY C REEK BATTLEFIELD MOUNTAIN DRIVE Stony Creek Ba ttle Field is seven miles east of H amilton, and here':,it was that the Americans were routed in their invasion of Canada in the War of 1812. i!l ..; ::> ::> ....) Vl u < z :>< ~ Ill ~ ::- u 0 0 ...... < z t.i 0 !-< ,.-,, a ~ ..< :r: QUEEN V I CT O RIAJ"SCI-I OOL SPilCTA'fOR BUILDING TRADERS' BANK
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STEAMER TURBINIA ' Several Steamship lines connect H am.ilton with T oronto a nd o ther points . 'I' be traveJ be t ween T oronto a nd H a milton is very ln.rge, a nd twc. Companies take care of this business. This illustra 6 on shows the Stea mer Turbinia, whick is a Turbine Steamer ·with a speed of 20 knots an hour. i
CANAL AND LIGHTHOUSE, HAMILTON '!'he Canal entrance to H amilton Bay is flanked by long piers. On the pies rs is itua t ed the h ome of the Roy:.Ll I-I:.~.rni l to n Yacht Club a nd o n ~ , summer nights the pier is thronged w ith people wh o a re out to e njoy the refreshing la ke breezes. ' · .. GRAND TRUNK RAI LWAY STATION H::.miltnll IS all imp(lrl:.l lll R :.Jdw::-ty Ce ntre , lJ(• ing :lfl imp 0 rt:l n t jun c tinn pnin t n n the lines n f the Cr;llld ff ,unk, c. P.R. :-t nd '1'. H. & n. T h t: G r ~ Ln d 'J',uuk ])~..· pot , ~ • s rn.1y b\..'SC'C n by t h is ill ust ru ti(,n, is :1 Vt: IY b u ~y spr•t. EAST END INCLINE RAIL\\'A\' 1'0 THE ~ I OUN1'A J N
T wo Incline R a il ways climb H a milton ~ i\ I v un ta 1n . The V ICW fro m~ L i ll.: lllii Untai n 15 unsurpa ssed. Itt this J!lu ~ tr ~1Li"n the s t rl'ds and ho m es o f tile city a re seen in the centre of the pic ture. In thc dis tance is I-l a mli t c.n • B ny, wh 1ch is ~1 landlocked body of water, being u nited with L ake Ont~rin b~ r ~ t can :.il . ROYAl. H AMILTON Y ACHT CLUB The Royal H a milton Y~c ht Club is one of the mos t fl ourishh1g in c ~ m ~ Ld a oud tbe horn e of aqua tic sports. '!'heir Club H ouse o n H amil Lon P ier is a h andsome building a11d is a popukt r sun1mer resort HAMILTON MARKET H amilton's Great.Cen tral Fruit and Produce Market is unique, being the g reatest~tri - w e ek.ly general public market in the country. As many os 500 and 600 rigs have been entered upon the Ma rket Clerk's record h ook for a d ay, and hundreds of tons of fruit and produce, etc.;' are sold there every m arket day HAMILTO N FROM
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ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH (ROMAN CATHOLIC) DRIVES ON BECKET ~[QU NTAI N GORE PARK GORE PARK Showing Store of S. H . Knox & Co. Gore Park was laid out by the la te George H a milton, who presented the property to the Municipality. It was after the donor tha t the city was . named, and it was he who laid ou t the town site. NORMAL COLLE GE The Onta rio Normal Co11ege a nd Col1 egiate Institute occupies a w hole b loc k o f land, corne red by Hunte r S treet, Vi ct oria Avenue, \Vest Avenue a nd Stinson S treet. T he I nstitution is fi tted with eve r y~n10 d e rn improvem ent. The Co11 ege w as comple ted in the s ummer of 1 897. I t is b uilt of Cr edi t Valley brown s to ne a nd red b rick. in Rom anesque s t yle o f a rchitecture. \V illia m a nd \Va lte r S t ewart, of_H a mil ton, were t he a n: hitects. T he to talcosl including the lo t a nd furnishings was a little b elo w_ $ 160 ,000. HIG H LEVEL BRIDGE The D esjardins Cn n nl w :-1s ch a rte red in 18 16 :J I;d Ct mplci cd in 1832. Pt r m :1 n y ye~H s it did n very htrge busi11 ess until the cunstruction o f the Great 'Vcste n1 R ::t ilwny d iverted tr::tffic from the cana l. ' :3• 1RESERVOIR; PARK H a milton enjoys an excelle nt water supply. \Va ter is taken from L a ke Onta rio, nine miles fro m the city. From U1i s it fl ws through a conduit to the wells of the pumping station, a qua rte r of a mile away, a nd from the wells it is pumped thro ugh three l:u ge m ains a dist a nce of five miles from the city. With the reservoir capacity lhe c ity b as a steady pressure of about 80 pounds to the inch AT THE BEACH, BURLINGTON. Hamilton Beach is the wide strip of land extending almost directly north and south across the entrance of Lake Ontario t o Hamilton Bay. Many Hamilton citizens have their summer cottages here. The spot is about eight miles from the city and is reached by Steam or Electric Cars or by Boat. It is one of the finest pleasure resorts on Lake Ontario.
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DUNDURN PARK AND CASTLE Pundurn Park, located to the north-west of the city, is ab out 31 acres in extent. It overlooks H a milton B a y, the view from the drives b eing yery fine. It was formerly the private property of Sir Allan McNab, who was a famous host in his d ay . The property was purchased from the late Senator D onald Mcinnes in the year 1899 for $50,000. In the centre of the grounds is the magnificent castle. now fitted up as a museum and refreshment quarter. POPLAR AVENUE ..
ST. PAU L'S CH URCH CH U RCH O r TJIJ:> ASCENSJC!N whom the The s ite of St. P a ul 's Presb yteria n Church was d ona ted b y Peter J!unLtr J Ia m ilton, a ha lf bro the r o f George H a milton , a fter ci ty was na med . p