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      The Ontario Car Ferry company was formed in 1905 in a joint venture between the Grand Trunk Railway and the Buffalo, Rochester and Pennsylvania Railroad. The two ferries based in Cobourg also perfomed the secondary function of taking passengers and sometimes their cars across Lake Ontario. This first ferry, named …

      Ontario No. 1 cost about $375,000, was 317 feet long, 54.2 foot beam, 16 1/2 foot draft, speed 13-15mph, capacity of 28 loaded coal cars, 1,000 passengers, berths for 90 people.

      The harbour has been rebuilt, dredged and expanded many times in the past century and a half. It is actually entirely artificial as the bay formed by Midtown Creek was just a swampy inlet, which the Cobourg business people quickly recognized as a great opportunity if it becam a major …

      Stuart Fleming 2 yrs. old is shown here at the Cobourg Pier c. 1907.

      About 1884 Evor Leonard opened an R.S. McLaughlin carriage dealership on Division Street in downtown Cobourg. With the arrival of the motor car his shop became the first outlet in the Cobourg area to sell the McLaughlin buick. The carriage business operated into the 1930s.

      Taken on the south side of the Fire Hall on Second Street, Cobourg.

      Photo taken from Fire Hall, Second Street, Cobourg, looking east.

      This photograph was taken from the Fire Hall on Second Street, looking east.

      This postcard was addressed to Mrs. Thomas Richardson, the sister of Mayor Ewing. Postmarked June 21, 1906 and received in Brickley, Ontario (Hastings-Warkworth area) on June 22, 1906.

      This photograph was taken in front of the Second Street Fire Hall in Cobourg.

      Both sketches and poem are by Carrie Munson Hoople and were published in her book "Along the way with pen and pencil", New York, 1909. Library owns draft of this page prior to publishing and the original photograph of the sketch of the old Scotch Kirk.

      This church was located on King St. West, between Spring and Durham St. south side. For three years after 1925 (union forming United) it was known as King Street United Church, but closed its doors in 1928.

      Located on the north side of King Street east of where the Bank of Nova Scotia used to be. In 1981 it housed the Cable TV company and in 1984 it became the Happy Sole Shoe Repair Shop.

      Located on the south side of King Street west of Cherney building. Later Mr. Denton bought Mr. Warner's music shop and moved to the north side where Durham Furrier's was located. This was supposedly the most easterly located store before the hotel.

      Located on King Street East in the stone Ebenezer Perry building Mr. Willis made shoes in Cobourg from 1865 to 1908. It was the first store east of the old Post Office. This location was also the site of the first motion picture theatre, the Bijou Dream (opened in 1908) …

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      The Bank of Toronto came to Cobourg in the early 1850s.

      Located on the north side of King Street where the Bank of Montreal is situated. The owner was Mr. George Mitchell who also owned a butcher shop just east of the theatre and was in partnership with Archibald (Archie) Perks confectioner. The partnership was entered into the 30th of May …

      John Guy (1876-1953) opened his new blacksmith shop in October 1903.

      Located on Division Street, north of Swayne Street.