Stratford History
Just some interesting facts about our city.
- 1828 - Settlement begins.
- 1832 - Thomas Mercer Jones, an agent of the Canada Company
Canada CompanyThe Canada Company was a large private chartered British land development company, incorporated by an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom on July 27, 1825, to aid the colonization of Upper Canada...., names the village "Stratford" and renames the portion of the Thames River running through it "The Avon River." - 1849 - The Perth County News is Stratford's first weekly newspaper.
- *1853 - Perth County is created, with Stratford as its county seat.
- 1854 - Stratford is incorporated as a village
VillageA village is a clustered human settlement or Residential community, larger than a hamlet , but smaller than a town or city. Though generally located in rural areas, the term urban village may be applied to certain urban area neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New York City and the Saifi Village in Beirut, Lebanon..... - 1859 - Stratford is incorporated as a town
TownA town is a type of human settlement ranging from a few to several thousand inhabitants, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas; the precise meaning varies between countries and is not always a matter of legal definition..... - 1885 - Stratford is incorporated as a city
CityA city is an urban area with a high population density and a particular administrative, legal, or historical status.Large industrialized cities generally have advanced systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, house, and transportation and more.... with a population of 9000. - 1918 - A gift from a Michigan CNR employee, swan
SwanSwans are birds of the family Anatidae, which also includes goose and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form the tribe Cygnini....s come to live in Stratford. - 1933 - The army is called in to end a general strike, the last time the military is used to quell a strike in Canada.
- 1936 - The Shakespearean Gardens are created.
- 1953 - The Stratford Shakespearean Festival Theatre is opened by a Stratford journalist, Tom Patterson
Tom PattersonHarry Thomas "Tom" Patterson Order of Canada, Order of Ontario, Bachelor of Arts, Doctor of Laws was a Stratford, Ontario born journalist who went on to found the Stratford Festival of Canada, the largest theatre festival in Canada..... - 1957 - The Festival moves into its first permanent structure.
- 1964 - The CNR shops close.
- 1997 - Nations in Bloom crowns Stratford the "Prettiest City in the World."
- 2003 - The Stratford Festival of Canada celebrated its 50th season welcoming 672,924 patrons to 18 plays.This was a record number of playgoers during the 50 seasons. The Avon Theatre realized a complete renewal and The Studio Theatre, a fourth theatre space seating 250 people was added.
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