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This beautiful stone house on Water Street was built in 1851 for James Dalgleish. James was one of Galt's earliest architect/builders, and this was the home he designed and built for he and his family. The architecture of this granite house features a Georgian design with some added Italianate flair, such as the quoins and round-arched central window. Dalgleish-designed buildings in Cambridge included the Wilkins Block on Main Street, the
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Early Galt Tinted Post Card Main Street Bridge
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Mike Johnston · IN Cambridge memories
This outstanding, turret-topped Queen Anne home in Preston, Ontario was built in 1899 for local industrialist and politician George A. Clare. George was the president of the Clare Bros. Foundry, which he and his brother grew into a major concern after taking over from their father, who had started the business in 1853 along with partner Jacob Beck. Clare was involved in a number of other local businesses, like Canadian Office & School
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Mike Johnston · IN Cambridge memories
Who remembers the Cambridge Hornets Senior A hockey team? The last Cambridge team to bring home the Allan Cup as Canadian Senior Champions in 1983.
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Mike Johnston · IN Cambridge memories
A stunning 1870's gingerbread gothic revival cottage built for early Galt carriage maker James Kay. Kay was also very involved in local politics, serving as a school trustee, town councilor and village Reeve during the 1850's and '60s.
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Iroquois Hotel, (1894 - 1975. At one time regonistion "The premier dining and convention centre in Galt. Some history of it's past. A local lady, Millicent Milroy, maintained that she had met Edward VIII at the Iroquois Hotel in Galt during one of his visits to North America, and married him. This is the Edward who abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson and who was an admirer of Adolph Hitler. I'll leave it to historians to figure out the
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German Wollen Mill Ruins Glen Morris Along the Cambridge – Paris Trail Built in 1867, this stunning structure once thrived as a yarn and wool mill before later transforming into a hotel before being abandoned in the 1940s, all that remains today is the stone shell, now surrounded by wooded overgrowth Today it is fenced in for safety with concern for the stability of the stone walls, you can still admire the ruins from the nearby trail,
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Mike Johnston · IN Cambridge memories
Galt Collegiate Institute, Cambridge ON. In 1853, the one-room Galt Grammar School was built on this site. Almost immediately, it began expanding in stages, with the building as it's seen today completed by the 1930s. Under the guidance of headmaster William Tassie, the grammar school became a Collegiate Institute in 1872 and attracted boys from all over North America. Tassie left in 1881, after a dispute with the province over new
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As the Region of Waterloo works on its business case to bring light rail transit to Cambridge, the city is working to protect some historic properties along the route.
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Mike Johnston · IN Cambridge memories
This stone Georgian Revival building is all that remains of a massive industrial complex set along the Speed River in Preston. A foundry was established here in 1843 by Jacob Beck and John Clare. Later, Beck sold his share to Clare and moved to Baden, ON. The foundry was eventually passed on to his sons George & Frederick, who renamed the factory Clare Brothers. The original foundry burned down in 1894 and what became a massive complex, making
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DID YOU KNOW that when it opened in 1922, the Galt Arena Gardens featured a natural ice surface? Vents along the base of each wall were kept open during the winter months to allow cold air to circulate inside and keep the ice frozen. Artificial ice equipment was only installed 7 years later, in 1929, after the city of Galt took over the arena, which had been built privately.
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