Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada
1869 - Chatham

"Chatham — The County Town of Kent, is advantageously situated on the River Thames, at the head of navigation, and is one of the most important towns on the Great Western Railway. Large quantities of grain and farm produce of every description, and stage and square timber, are exported from this place. The Churches are numerous, and handsomely constructed. The Merchants' and the Royal Canadian Banks have each established branches here. Chatham is also noted for its mechanical prosperity. There are three large flouring mills, viz : the Kent, City and Union Mills, two carding and woolen mills, the Chatham machine works of Messrs. Hyslop & Ronald, who manufacture reaping and mowing machines extensively, several other foundry and machine shops, tanneries, breweries and numerous saw mills, the manufacture of lumber is carried on here very extensively. The steamer Daminion plies regularly during the season of navigation between Chatham, Windsor and Detroit. Chatham is distant from Toronto, per Great Western Railway, 179 miles, from London 64, and from Hamilton 140. Daily stages to Morpeth, Wallaceburg, St. Thomas and Dresden. Port of Entry. Money order office and Savings' Bank. Population about 5,000."

The Province of Ontario Gazetteer and Directory: Containing Concise Descriptions of Cities, Towns and Villages in the Province...
Henry McEvoy January 1, 1869 Robertson & Cook

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