1856 - Proceedings of the council of Welland County

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Title

1856 - Proceedings of the council of Welland County

Subject

Welland County meeting minutes for the year 1856

Description

Scanned copy of the proceedings of the council of Welland County for 1856, the first year of the County.

It contains five sessions: August 18, September 15, December 1, December 29, and January 12, 1857. The meetings were held at the Welland County Courthouse.

Welland County was the precursor to today's Niagara Regional government (Niagara was composed of Lincoln County and Welland County from 1856-1969).

In the minutes will be found historical decisions being made on subjects such as schools/education, bridges, public buildings, tax assessments, creation of by-laws, and more.

Creator

Welland County

Source

Welland Public Library Local History Collection

Publisher

A. Dinsmore

Date

1856-1857

Rights

Public domain

Format

Book segment

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

LHC 971.338 Wel 1856-1862

Coverage

Welland County

Files

65676-compressed.pdf

Citation

Welland County, “1856 - Proceedings of the council of Welland County,” Welland Public Library Local History, accessed March 1, 2025, https://omeka.wellandlibrary.ca/items/show/11181.