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Buffalo and Lake Huron Railway: Opening Ceremonies at Goderich, Canada West, 1858. Creator: Unknown
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Buffalo and Lake Huron Railway: Opening Ceremonies at Goderich, Canada West, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Buffalo and Lake Huron Railway: Opening Ceremonies at Goderich, Canada West, 1858. This railway, which is largely held by English capitalists, connects that inland sea, Lake Huron, through Buffalo, in the United States, with New York, Boston, and Portland harbours, and, through the Grand Trunk and Great Western of Canada, with Halifax and Quebec; thus connecting the western garden of the province by direct railway communication with the whole Atlantic seaboard of the North American continent, and thereby with, the harbours and markets of the world...Goderich, the subject of the present Sketch, is the first town which was founded in the original "Huron Tract, " a large unexplored district purchased thirty-four years ago from the Crown by the Canada Company...It was computed that 5000 people were present [at the opening], chiefly conveyed by rail, and upwards of 600 sat down to the banquet in the temporary pavilion annexed to the Courthouse, which forms the chief object in Mr. Cresswell's Sketch'. From "Illustrated London News", 1858
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This historic photograph captures the excitement of the opening ceremonies for the Buffalo and Lake Huron Railway at Goderich, Canada West, in 1858. The railway, which was largely owned by English capitalists, connected Lake Huron in Canada to Buffalo in the United States, and further to New York, Boston, and Portland harbors, as well as Halifax and Quebec through the Grand Trunk and Great Western railways of Canada. This direct railway communication opened up the western region of the province to the rest of the Atlantic seaboard of North America and the world's harbors and markets. Goderich, the focus of this scene, was the first town established in the original "Huron Tract," a large unexplored district purchased thirty-four years prior from the Crown by the Canada Company. An estimated 5000 people attended the opening, most of whom arrived by rail. Over 600 sat down for a banquet in the temporary pavilion adjacent to the Courthouse, which is depicted in this sketch by an unknown artist for the Illustrated London News. This momentous occasion marked a significant step forward in the development of transportation infrastructure in Canada and the broader North American continent.
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