Town of Port Hope · Municipal archive · Est. 1849

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Minutes of Town Council, 14 March 1953

1953 · Council records

Fire insurance plan of Port Hope (Goad), sheet 4

1902 · Maps & plans

Harbour construction — east pier from the lighthouse

1902 · Photographs

By-law No. 1124 — construction of the waterworks

1911 · Council records

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