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Chatham(Updated)
(Historic Canada)
by Jim Gilbert, Lisa Gilbert
Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2002 by Arcadia Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-0-7385-1150-4, ISBN: 0-7385-1150-1

"At the end of the nineteenth century, in the newly created city of Chatham, the possibilities seemed endless and almost utopian. Gone were the ramshackle wooden shacks that dominated its early days, and in their place were stately homes made of brick and stone. Taverns, mills, mercantile stores, mechanics' shops, shipbuilders, and iron foundries blossomed and flourished. Tall and small ships crowded the banks of the bustling Thames Rive ..."