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Did You Know?
Here are some interesting facts about the City of Cambridge.
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Total assessment for the Village of Hespeler in 1859 was $58,462. |
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At 7:00 pm on May 17, 1974 the flow of the Grand River was measured at 53,000 cubic feet per second, the highest in history. The channel capacity was 27,600 cubic feet per second. The channel capacity in 1954 was 30,400 per second. |
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In 1896 with the opening of the Preston-Hespeler line, the total route mileage for the Galt, Preston and Hespeler Street Railway was 9 miles. |
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By the end of 1896 the Galt, Preston and Hespeler Street Railway was carrying 35,000 passengers and 1,000 tons of freight each month. |
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In 1853 Mr. James Frazer, a telegraph operator, was paid $20 a year by the Mechanics Institute to serve as the town librarian. The library books were kept in his office. |
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At its height, the Silknit complex on Queen St. in Hespeler occupied 544,678 square feet. |
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In 1920 the Iroquois Hotel in Galt contained 50 bedrooms with 14 baths featuring hot and cold running water. Rates on the American plan started at $4.00 per day with special rates available by the week. |
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In 1885 the student population of GCI was 118 of which 71 were boys and 47 girls. There were 5 teachers, Mr Carscadden who taught English and History, C.J. Logan, Classics, G.A. Smith, Science, George Roos, Mathematics and Archibald MacMechan, Moderns. |
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In 1902 the nursing staff at the Galt General Hospital consisted of nine nurses. |
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In January 1915, the market price for butter was $0.31 to $0.32 per pound while eggs were set at about $0.35 per dozen. Wheat was going at $1.50 per bushel that was the highest price since the Crimean War in the 1850's. By August 1915 the butter had dropped to $0.30 per pound, eggs to $0.25 per dozen and wheat to only $0.95 to $1.00 per bushel. |
