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The Jeannette's Creek train wreck, also known as the Baptiste Creek train wreck, was a fatal railroad accident on October 27, 1854, at Baptiste Creek near present-day Jeannettes Creek in Chatham-Kent, Ontario. It was Canada's first major train wreck, leaving 52 people dead [1] and indeed the worst rail disaster in North America at that time. [2]
Chatham-Kent (2021 population: 103,988) [1] is a single-tier municipality in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is mostly rural, and its population centres are Chatham, Wallaceburg , Tilbury , Blenheim , Ridgetown , Wheatley and Dresden .
Jeannette's Creek is a community in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada. [1] As late as 1881, it was called Baptiste's Creek. [2] It is located along the River Road in Tilbury East township. [2] A train wreck near Jeannette's Creek in 1854 killed 52 people, and continues to rank as one of the worst disasters in Canadian history. [3]
Thamesville is a community in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada. It is located at the junction of former provincial Highways 2 and 21, between Chatham and London. Its name comes from the Thames River that flows nearby and the suffix-"ville". Post office established in 1832. [1] It has a very small downtown with several restaurants and stores.
Pain Court (pronounced pan corr by non-francophones; often incorrectly spelled Paincourt) is a historically French-speaking agricultural village in southwestern Ontario, Canada, in the municipality of Chatham-Kent. It was established in 1854, as one of the earliest French-speaking settlements in southern Ontario.
Wallaceburg (2016 population 10,098) is an unincorporated community in the municipality of Chatham-Kent in Southern (Southwestern) Ontario, Canada.Originally a small settlement, it was recognized for its significant contribution to the lumber and boat building industries and strategic location along the banks of the scenic Sydenham River.
As previously reported, Michelle Nader, who served as showrunner on Dennings’ last two shows — CBS’ 2 Broke Girls and Hulu’s Dollface — will serve in that same capacity on Shifting Gears
Gray-Dort Motors started as the carriage works of William Gray & Sons Company Ltd., founded in 1855 by William Gray. [1] In the mid-1900s, William's father and president of the company, Robert Gray, began to build car bodies for the Ford factory in Walkerville, Ontario, until 1912.