712:, another falling car manufacturer. In 1963, the company moved its entire car operations to Hamilton. The Canadian car side had always been a money-maker and Studebaker was looking to curtail disastrous losses. That took the plant from a single to double shift - 48 to 96 cars daily. The last car to roll off the line was a turquoise Lark cruiser on March 4, 1966. Studebaker officially shuts down the next day on March 5, 1966 as its last car factory. It was terrible news for the 700 workers who had formed a true family at the company, known for its employee parties and day trips. It was a huge blow to the city, too. Studebaker was Hamilton's 10th largest employer at the time.
57:'s settlement was incorporated as a police village. On January 8, 1833 the Legislature passed a further act "To define the limits of the Town of Hamilton, in the District of Gore, and to establish a Police and public market therein." When the Town of Hamilton was incorporated in 1833, one of the first orders of business, after a closely fought election where 3 out of the 4 candidates had no opposition, was to find a suitable place for the town board to meet. For the first few years they made do with meeting in local taverns such as
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291:. This was also the second telephone exchange in all of North America. The following season on 15 May 1879 he made Hamilton the site of the first commercial long distance telephone line in the British Empire. In 1880, (April 29) Hugh Cossart Baker, Jr. received a charter to build a national telephone company in Hamilton, Ontario. It was called the
311:'s invention in 1877 at the Philadelphia International Exposition and from there decided to test the communication tool in Hamilton. He leased four telephones for himself and his chess partners and on August 29, 1877, the telephone replaced the telegraph as the means to discuss their chess moves. Baker is also credited with helping to create the
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351:, was "Cheap Electric Power Furnished By Us." This simplistic explanation for the development of Hamilton in the early twentieth century leaves much unexamined, but one conclusion cannot be disputed. In the perception of the Hamilton public, a view certainly fostered by Gibson and his fellow hydroelectric promoters (John Patterson,
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to protect strike-breakers. The Mayor refused and stated publicly that 'he was a labour man first and mayor second'. Stormy strikes were waged in town by other companies that year as well, these include
Firestone, Westinghouse and the Hamilton Spectator. In his lifetime Sam Lawrence worked closely
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introduced locally. From judicial village to commercial town to railway centre, Hamilton moved to an ever-stronger dependency on industry. Then in the 1870s decade; Confederation era
Hamilton boosters lose a commercial and financial edge to Toronto and consciously shift to the economic strategy of
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removed the assessment rolls, thus preventing a levy of special tax. Foundries and machine shops associated with the Great
Western Railway failed and several established wholesalers closed their accounts. Daniel C. Gunn's locomotive works went bankrupt, but the manufacturers of farm implements and
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and overseas competition; a challenge that all of North
America has had to learn to deal with, not just Hamilton, Ontario. The city has been able to weather the storm and recover better than most North American cities and the three primary reasons are; its close proximity to Canada's largest and
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Canadian Steel and Electronic activities), the city's promotional brochures were boasting that Hamilton was home to more than fifty flourishing branches of United States and
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and the Copp brothers endured, but their employees suffered wage cuts and layoffs. Canadian patent laws and the underemployed workers skilled in machinist trades lured an important new industrial enterprise from the U.S.A.- the manufacture of sewing machines by
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at Stelco marched to the plant gates to start the famous strike of 1946. The fight was over Union recognition, a 40-hour work week and wages. With the help of
Hamilton's community this struggle changed Canadian Labour history. It forced employers to accept
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On August 18, 1948, surrounded by more than 400 employees and a battery of reporters, the first vehicle, a blue
Champion four-door sedan, rolls off the Studebaker assembly line. The company was located in the former Otis-Fenson military weapons factory off
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engine. Hamilton won over a number of
Canadian cities when it successfully lured International Harvester. The reasons the company cited for its selection of Hamilton were as follows: it had waterside property that enabled the firm to control its own
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set up a factory to build air brakes for the booming rail industry. During the first two decades of the 20th century, several noteworthy engineers worked at
Westinghouse, Hamilton, including Louis Hamel Cooke,
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for Stelco lasted 80 days. Confrontations between strikers and strike-breakers were frequent and often physical. Stelco management and many
Hamiltonians appealed to Mayor Sam Lawrence to call for extra
159:(1857-1862), population dipped downward in Hamilton and the city could not meet the interest on its bonds, many of which were held by British investors. To temporarily save the city from its creditors,
347:, for the first time, to Hamilton from their plant at DeCew Falls. "One big reason" for the almost 75% increase in the population of Hamilton between 1901 and 1912, boasted Sir John Morison Gibson of
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to St. Catharines, including the Hamilton Street Railway and the area's radial lines. Sir John Morison Gibson became the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario in 1908. (1908–1914).
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plant. It was a return home for Otis, which had built the 350,000-square-foot (33,000 m) facility for wartime production of anti-aircraft guns and other military equipment.
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and rename it "Canadian Tire" because it sounds big. (1934-first official associate store opens up in Hamilton Ontario). Second, In 1956 Hamilton was the birthplace of the
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started up the first commercial telephone service in Canada in the city of Hamilton and then in 1878, he made the first telephone exchange in the
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on the street and to every retailer in the city. By 1969 the company was producing more than a billion lifesavers candies a year in 26 flavours.
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newspaper in 1889, beginning publication on August 1 and becoming Hamilton's first one-cent newspaper. Hamilton then became a 3-newspaper town:
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was formed in Hamilton. This marked a new industrial era for Hamilton. It was then incorporated in 1903. Company founder
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1285:"The Hamilton Memory Project" (Press release). The Hamilton Spectator - Souvenir Edition. June 10, 2006. p. MP36.
1401:"The Hamilton Memory Project" (Press release). The Hamilton Spectator- Souvenir Edition. June 10, 2006. p. MP45.
1383:"The Hamilton Memory Project" (Press release). The Hamilton Spectator- Souvenir Edition. June 10, 2006. p. MP48.
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largest agricultural implement works in the British Empire.
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from Hamilton to Toronto accentuated the Industrial focus.
1156:"Mergers and Amalgamations, The Canadian Bank of Commerce"
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retailers. Third, Hamilton became the birthplace of the
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Suction Sweeper Company builds a plant in Hamilton. and
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candy), establishes Canadian operations in Hamilton on
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items. The company started building heavy duty diesel
1413:"Hamilton is also the home of National Steel Car Ltd"
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Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol II, 1876-1924)
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division until he retired in 1909. Baker learned of
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231:since the early 1900s. Its namesake served as the
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2033:Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board
1113:"City Hall town meetings at local Taverns- 1833"
794:In 2006 Hamilton saw closures to plants such as
481:. During each of the wars it was also producing
219:), after being frustrated by paying to have his
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429:cheapest hydro power in the entire world
1241:The Hamiltonians, 100 Fascinating Lives
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349:Dominion Power and Transmission Company
341:Dominion Power and Transmission Company
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92:company in Canada 21 August 1847; the
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1691:Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway
987:"Head-of-the-Lake Historical Society"
239:around the turn of the 20th century.
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2274:Hamilton–Brantford–Cambridge Trails
2002:McMaster University Medical Centre
1481:. The Toronto Star. Archived from
202:Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
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2106:Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
1760:Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area
1204:"Fast Facts from Hamilton's Past"
716:Mayor Sam Lawrence and Local 1005
620:Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
2007:St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
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1301:Hamilton: An Illustrated History
1274:. W.L. Griffin Ltd. p. 143.
1270:Bailey, Thomas Melville (1991).
1185:Bailey, Thomas Melville (1991).
1144:. W.L. Griffin Ltd. p. 143.
1140:Bailey, Thomas Melville (1981).
1097:Bailey, Thomas Melville (1981).
595:Manufacturing Company (based in
124:. The following season in 1856,
2131:List of Attractions in Hamilton
1661:List of National Historic Sites
700:, which was built in 1941. The
139:Bank of Hamilton $ 5 note, 1914
98:Great Western Railway (Ontario)
2101:Canadian Football Hall of Fame
2048:Columbia International College
1935:Hamilton, Ontario City Council
1447:"Tim Hortons Official History"
1361:"Mowbray, Frank Elbert Harold"
920:Hoover Suction Sweeper Company
763:United Steelworkers of America
407:Unrivalled Shipping Facilities
69:. Also in 1833 (February 16),
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2043:Hillfield Strathallan College
1479:"The last days of Studebaker"
959:Susan Shoe Industries Limited
666:Hamilton Tire and Garage Ltd.
94:Canada Life Assurance Company
2310:Economy of Hamilton, Ontario
2305:History of Hamilton, Ontario
1997:McMaster Children's Hospital
1477:Johnson, Dale (2006-03-04).
1343:"McLaren, William Frederick"
435:T.H.& B. Railway Station
353:John Dickenson (Ontario MPP)
30:This article describes the
18:Economy of Hamilton, Ontario
2315:Economic history of Ontario
2238:List of streets in Hamilton
2068:Redeemer University College
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1349:. Vol. 1. p. 821.
1331:. Vol. 1. p. 296.
1237:Houghton, Margaret (2003).
591:The following season 1913,
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293:Hamilton Telephone Company
283:. First on June 20, 1877,
155:. Also, at the end of the
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2161:Sports venues in Hamilton
2053:McMaster Divinity College
1982:Hamilton General Hospital
1888:Film industry in Hamilton
1607:1930 British Empire Games
627:Beech-Nut Packing Company
549:is formed (August 22) on
427:Hamilton was home to the
2264:Confederation Beach Park
2091:Around the Bay Road Race
1987:Juravinski Cancer Centre
1898:Head offices in Hamilton
1893:Hamilton Health Sciences
1299:Weaver, John C. (1982).
879:Canadian Canners Limited
770:and helped start a mass
672:. November 29, 1956, on
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414:Cheapest Power in Canada
400:Home of the Manufacturer
2206:Hamilton Street Railway
2096:Art Gallery of Hamilton
2028:Hamilton Public Library
1961:Hamilton Police Service
1940:List of Hamilton Mayors
1780:Royal Botanical Gardens
867:International Harvester
586:Kenilworth Avenue North
501:International Harvester
313:Hamilton Street Railway
285:Hugh Cossart Baker, Jr.
130:Wellington Street North
108:immigration route from
86:Hugh Cossart Baker, Sr.
2146:Power Play (TV series)
2111:Dundas Cactus Festival
1627:Battle of Stoney Creek
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698:Burlington Street East
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225:Stoney Creek, Ontario
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1956:City of Hamilton EMS
1666:List of royal visits
1589:Notable Hamiltonians
1325:"Cooke, Louis Hamel"
906:Procter & Gamble
808:Trebor Cadbury Allan
804:Procter & Gamble
778:Loss of big industry
774:movement in Canada.
755:Sherman Avenue North
593:Procter & Gamble
365:"The Electric City."
361:Pittsburgh of Canada
357:Birmingham of Canada
96:. The newly renamed
32:Economic History of
2228:Hamilton Bike Share
2121:Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2086:African Lion Safari
2058:McMaster University
1992:Juravinski Hospital
1189:. W.L. Griffin Ltd.
1101:. W.L. Griffin Ltd.
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670:Pioneer gas station
540:George Westinghouse
462:George Westinghouse
345:hydroelectric power
337:John Morison Gibson
329:John Morison Gibson
319:"The Electric City"
262:The Hamilton Herald
179:William Eli Sanford
153:Grand Trunk Railway
59:Thomas Wilson's Inn
2279:Mohawk Sports Park
2151:Sports in Hamilton
2126:Labour Day Classic
1930:Hamilton City Hall
1775:Niagara Escarpment
1735:List of waterfalls
1686:Timeline of events
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674:Upper James Street
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582:National Steel Car
545:In 1902, Canadian
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258:The Hamilton Times
253:Hamilton Spectator
196:Also in 1872, the
191:Nine Hour Movement
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2116:Hamilton Bulldogs
1790:Twenty Mile Creek
1671:Studebaker Canada
1622:Battlefield House
1570:Hamilton, Ontario
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635:Cumberland Avenue
601:Burlington Street
505:Deering Harvester
175:clothing industry
61:on the corner of
34:Hamilton, Ontario
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2199:Confederation GO
1977:Chedoke Hospital
1883:Economic history
1765:Hamilton Harbour
1755:Golden Horseshoe
1750:Desjardins Canal
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1617:Bank of Hamilton
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