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Archive Record
Metadata
Item ID# |
A2024.093.001 |
Title |
Hilborn's guide to Old Southampton, second edition, 2024 |
Object Name |
Book |
Dates of Creation |
2024 |
Creator |
Hilborn, Robin |
Other Creators |
Family Helper Publishing |
Description |
This guide provides information and locations of 180 historic buildings and 32 interpretive and bronze plaques to be found in Southampton. There are also noted places such as Chantry Island, Pioneer Park and Fairy Lake. Noted are the list of the author's Top 18 Historic Buildings in Southampton: 38 Albert St. N., Masonic Hall 47 Albert St. N., St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church 20 Albert St. S., Southampton Art School 36 Albert St. S., St. Patrick's Church 49 Albert St. S., Hampton Villa 140 Albert St. S., Southampton Market 20 Beach St., Lifesaving Station 56 Front St., Aunt Annie's Cottage 124 Grosvenor St. S., Railway Station 146 High St., Walker House 201 High St., Town Hall 247 High St., Southampton Lutheran Church 248 High St., St. Paul's Anglican Church 254 High St., Anglican Church rectory 340 High St., Saugeen Memorial Hospital 18 Huron St. N., Capt. John Spence House 33 Victoria St. N., Southampton Public School, Bruce County Museum 10 Victoria St. S., Southampton United Church Throughout the guide are spotlights on special features of town history, including: - Aunt Annie's Story, - Bowman mansion, - Bridges, - Capt. Munro and the ghost ship, - Chantry Island lighthouse, - Docks - long, short and bogus, - Fairy Lake - ice and leather, - Founding of Southampton, - Front Street - history starts, - Furniture factories, - General Hunter, - Great fire of 1886, - Great land sale of 1854, - Gussey's Point, - Hackett shipyard, - Joe Causley, - Knowles Block, - Legacy of James Howe, - Pioneer Park, - Pioneer weather observers, - Railway station of lost glory, - Range lights, - River harbour, - Salt of the earth, - Scubby's Point, and - Three ways from the flag. ISBN: 978-1-988166-02-5. |
Level of Description |
Item |
Physical Description |
178 pages ; 20.5 x 12.7 cm |
Restrictions on Use |
Responsibility for determining the copyright status and permissible use rests with the user. |
Places |
Southampton Fairy Lake |
People |
Campbell, William Wilfred Kennedy, William Longe, Angelique ("Aunt Annie") MacAulay Family MacAulay, George (Sr.) McNabb, Alexander Spence, John, Captain |
Businesses and Organizations |
Long Dock, Southampton |
Search Terms & Subjects |
Historic buildings Harbours Towns & villages Town halls Churches Hospitals Railway stations (railroad stations) Range lights Piers & wharves Lifesaving stations Furniture factories Libraries & Mechanics' Institutes |