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Related subjects Perth (Ont. : County)--History Publication information Stratford, Ontario: County of Perth, 1957	History of Perth County to 1967 Johnston, W. Stafford, Johnston, Hugh J. M.
	Table of Contents Cover Title page Table of contents Preface Chapter one -- The land and the people Defying history's lessons Sitting on the roof-top Indians in Perth Chapter two -- The birth of the county Dissatisfaction with the Huron District council and its officers The agitation for division of Huron The provisional council of Perth, 1850-1852 The new court house, 1885-1887 Chapter three -- Six new municipalities Startford and Mornington Elma and St. Marys Mitchell and Wallace St. Marys withdraws Listowel Miverton The detachment of Straford Chapter four -- Two departures Palmerston, 1874 Tavistock, 1909 Chapter five -- The racial blend The Hron tract townships Elma, Mornington and Wallace Chapter six -- Shaping the road system Canada Company Roads Gravel roads and toll-gates Chapter seven -- Railways The Grand Trunk's victory Discontent in the north Summary, 1853-1882 Canadian Pacific challenge Radials rejected Chapter eight -- Progress in education The log school era Early separate schools Township school areas Secondary schools Chapter nine -- The four clerks Stewart Campbell William Davidson F. W. Armstrong Arthur W. Blowes Chapter ten -- Politics T. M. Daly's nine election campaigns Scottish and Grit Irish and Tory Prohibition in Perth Chapter eleven -- Perth's men at arms The conscript militia The volunteer militia, 1856-1920 Active service, 1914-1918 North Perth's Gunners, 1936-1967 The Perth Regiment, 1920-1964 Appendix "A" -- County officers Wardens, 1867 and 1967 County officials Judicial officials Huron District Council, 1842-1849 Council of the United Counties, 1850-1852 Officers of municipalities Blanshard Downie Ellice Elma Fullarton Hibbert Listowel Logan Milverton Mitchell Mornington North Easthope St. Marys 1853-1863 South Easthope Stratford 1854-1885 Wallace County councillors, 1897-1906 County auditors Mayors of St. Marys Mayors of City of Stratford Appendix "B" -- Population statistics Appendix "C" -- Election winners Dominion Provincial Appendix "D" -- Centennial farms Index	Go to page: Search this volume search

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