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Steamer Cobourg Enters Toronto Harbour

A watercolour by J.R.C. Smyth of this subject entitled “Entrance to Toronto, showing the steamer Cobourg passing the blockhouse at Gibralter Point” is described in Sotheby & Co. […]

Countess of Dufferin

Text from beneath the picture: “Countess of Dufferin: Third challenger for the America’s cup, as she appeared on the slip-way ready for launching at Cobourg, Ontario. From a wash […]

Katharine Cornell

Katharine Cornell was one of the most celebrated American stage actresses in the first half of the twentieth century. Recalling her youth, she wrote for Edwin Guillet’s Cobourg 1798-1948, […]

Diorama at Blairton Mine

Volunteer George Parker has built and operates a 1/20 scale model of the Cobourg & Peterborough Railway in its various incarnations. One of these was the line which […]

Phil’s Ferry Trip Across The Lake

This story uses archival photos of Bowmanville, Cobourg, Rochester and the ferries to illustrate what is being described. Phil Ayling’s Story Text appears on screen: “Now well into […]

Ship’s Bell

What I’m holding here today is an important piece of Cobourg’s history. It’s the bell from the HMCS Cobourg which was a corvette used during the Second World […]

The Coast Guard with Captain Slade

Hi. Welcome to the oldest life saving station in the Great Lakes. This is the site of the oldest station that was started in November, 1872. This was […]

Oil Tanks – Legion Village Mural

This mural is part of a larger one depicting aspects of the Town’s history. It is located in the “Golden Rail Pub” of Legion Village, a large retirement […]

Princess Charlotte

Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales (1796 – 1817) was the only child of George, Prince of Wales (later to become King George IV) and Caroline of Brunswick. Had she […]

Blairton Mine

The development of this mine by industrialists from Pittsburgh brought renewed life to the railway and, consequently, the harbour. The railway ore cars were commissioned from James Crossen […]

Irish Famine Memorial

These bronze statues, together named Arrival, are the work of sculptor Rowan Gillespie. They are located in Toronto’s Ireland Park which was opened in 2007. They represent the […]

The East Pier by W. H. Bartlett

W. H. Bartlett (1809-1854) was a British artist, best known for the numerous steel engravings based on his sketches. He travelled widely, including to the Balkans, the Middle […]