Stories of the Past 300 Years of Soo History
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Stories of the Past 300 Years of Soo HistoryEntry/Object ID
2022.819.01Tags
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Local HistoryScope and Content
Book, compilation of articles and stories discussing the history of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario for the centennial year of Canada.Context
The articles are a compilation of articles written for a series by Aileen Collins Hinsperger. The book was published in 1967, the articles are as follows: 1. Sault Ste Marie Oldest Settlement in Ontario, Etienne Brule the First White Man to Reach Sault Ste Marie 2. An Early Sault Visitor 3. Nicollet in Sault Ste Marie in 1634 4. Sault Ste Marie Mission Founded in 1689 5. A Great Indian Battle 6. Jean Baptiste Cadotte Sault Pioneer 7. Indian Punishment 8. Early Canoes 9. Wild Here Once 10. First Fort Here 11. St. Joe Early Outpost 12. British Victims of Ruse 13. British Were not Welcome 14. Alexander Henry 15. History Shaped in the Sault 16. Stone House Famed 17. New Lock build in 1797 18. Lock Site Doubts 19. Lawyer Settles in the Sault 20. Early Irish Trader 21. First White Citizen 22. Perplexing Problems have ever been the lot of our City Fathers 23. First Court in 1860 24. Bay Street Lane in 70s 25. Spring Street Old Hub 26. Initial Walk in 1889 27. Fire Department 28. City's First Fire 29. Growth Began in 1887 30. First Train in 1887 31. Early Sault Wharf 32. Sault Unions Traced 33. First Store Here 34. Bay Street Home One of Earliest 35. Early Sault Portage 36. Sault Cordial in 1880 37. Ramble Round Sault 38. Street Names Muddle 39. Fever Sweeps Town 40. Canal Opened in 1895 41. Phone Rare in '96 42. Steel Idea is Born 43. First Steel Plant 44. Early Labour Scarce 45. No Deer Before 1870s 46. Mail Task Hard 47. Early Hotel Famed 48. Indian Action Direct 49. Dance Opened "Works" 50. First River Boats 51. First Sault Ferry 52. Early Cruise Recalled 53. River Sailing Tricky 54. Ancient Street Plan 55. Early Korah Family 56. Old, Old, Goulais RouteCollection
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