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Archive Record
Metadata
Item ID# |
A2010.099.0784a |
Title |
The County Town question |
Object Name |
Book |
Dates of Creation |
1983 |
Creator |
Schmalz, Peter S. |
Description |
This book is part of the Peter Schmalz fonds, Series 1, File 6 (Research library of published books - Local history books). This book was printed and published by the Walkerton Historical Society in association with Echo Graphics, Wiarton in 1983, with the assistance of the Town of Walkerton and a grant from New Horizons (Ministry of Health and Welfare). This is copy number 458 out of 2,000 and it is signed by the author, Peter S. Schmalz. This book reviews the passionate struggle to win the designation as County Town for Bruce County. Ten sites were proposed by the reeves: They were Walkerton, Paisley, Kincardine, Southampton, Riversdale, Teeswater, Pinkerton, Greenock Town Plot, Inverhuron and Invermay. Chapter headings include: 1 Introduction 2 Geo-political considerations 3 The county town question 4 economic factors 5 The battle becomes heated 6 Successful alliance 7 Attack and counter-attack 8 Contemporary observations 9 The compromises 10 "Outsiders' views" of the county town question |
Collection |
Schmalz, Peter fonds |
System of arrangement |
See fonds-level description for information about system of arrangement. This item was donated in original box 22. |
Parent Object |
Schmalz Series 5, File 3 |
Level of Description |
Item |
Physical Description |
85 p. : ill. ; 27.5 x 21.5, softcover |
Restrictions on Use |
Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user. |
Places |
Brant Township Bruce County Inverhuron Invermay Kincardine Paisley Pinkerton Riversdale Southampton Teeswater Walkerton |
Search Terms & Subjects |
Elections Municipal government Politics & government |