The Great Western Railway was the first railway to roll through Oxford County. The opening of this railway was a steel version of the traditional paths of commerce dating back to the 1790s when commerce moved from Burlington Bay to London. Incorporated as the London and Gore Railroad Co in 1834 this rail line was to join London, Burlington Bay, the Thames River and Lake Huron. It went through several name changes until it was established as the Great Western. In Oxford Coun

The Great Western Railway was the first railway to roll through Oxford County. The opening of this railway was a steel version of the traditional paths of commerce dating back to the 1790s when commerce moved from Burlington Bay to London. Incorporated as the London and Gore Railroad Co in 1834 this rail line was to join London, Burlington Bay, the Thames River and Lake Huron. It went through several name changes until it was established as the Great Western. The Great West

Introduction Tracking the history of Canada’s railway companies is like trying to follow a complicated family tree. The last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railroad was hammered into the ground in 1885 but over one hundred years of rail history preceded that steel wedding band committing the western provinces to Confederation and political matrimony. Rail lines had been used for many years before Canada tied the knot. An early rail line, dating back to the 1720s

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The winds of change bring new life for Norwich Gore United Church

Their names permanently carved in stone are not forgotten.