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Coal Piles at Cobourg Harbour – c. 1955

Coal Piles at Cobourg Harbour – c. 1955

This is the scene some 120 years after Cobourg’s harbour was first created.  Lumber and iron ore had been its first major exports.  More recently imports came to […]
Lake Ontario – Routes of Charlie Marshall and Luff

Lake Ontario – Routes of Charlie Marshall and Luff

Captaining two vessels at a time on Lake Ontario, Capt Dan Rooney made double wages!  The routes are set out on this map.  Though our records don’t set out the […]
Oil Tanks – Legion Village Mural

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 […]
Rice Lake Trestle Bridge

Rice Lake Trestle Bridge

This photograph, taken in 1856, is one of only three known to have been taken of the Rice Lake Bridge while it was still operational.  It shows that […]
Peter Rock Light Tower

Peter Rock Light Tower

The force of the wind and water several times necessitated rebuilding or repairs to this structure There is some doubt as to the accuracy of Bartlett’s representation of […]
The East Pier by W. H. Bartlett

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 […]
Plan of Cobourg Harbour 1835

Plan of Cobourg Harbour 1835

This plan from 1835 shows the proposal for an east pier.  A continuous line of rock-filled wooden cribs, such as those used later in the Rice Lake Bridge, […]