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3289 .St. 1? anl Ave. ,
N i a[-:'. a .L c. :B1 e. 11 s , 0 n t .
March 6th, 1981.
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Dear Loni s:
Tl-:-.e enclosed_ IJi c tnre is t�nat
located
Lane.
on
·l:ihe north west corne"r of :Portage Road and Church's
r·t is DY st.ur:1·i se t
in -Jvhis building
ta�en
e e rl y in
appec:irs rrmcL
J:he
of the f�Thi rlpo o l Hotel
or
at Hugh .Alexander oper?�Ged his
close
tLe sa�1e as
1.Lhis 11istnre probably was
tL ere to.
the 190C's
as
elotrio pole
a
rcmem1Jer
I can
following write-up is
containeci
store
is
in view.
·o:i.ng back
It
to 1910.
in Niagara Falls Canada,
-
a
Historv,
published bj
t,_ e Kh'rai1is Cluo in 196?.
"One of tt·.e 1 es� lcnown inns on :Portage Road, -t1 is hotel
pro 1rn_-oly buil -0 ali ou-L 1800 bsr .l\ndr-:wv i:o arb aok.
1t1 :i rew
ame
o Canada from New Jersey abor:.�1t 1799.
Fie kept a store
and conducted a saddley business.
Ee 1Nas adjntmrc of the
in 1813-14 and in 18372nd Regiment of the Lin c o ln l:Iiliti
38 CO!�-irnanded t_-�e ReO'iDent with ul. e rm1.&: of Lieu-tenant- Colonel.
re is listec1 as one of t.l e trustees for tb.e Glebe L·3J.1c3-s of
t. John's C_J.LH
In 1841, :ihe Erie aud Ontario Railvray
be_;8J.1 -to operaLe betueen nueenstoi1 m1C. Chi�)]!E'JHB., a11d he 1vas
identified witL that enternrise.
.. e
was cornrJissioner of t1e
Court of Req_uest,s in 1837 ··a11d :;_::os-tr�1ast er in 1842.
He die(�
in 1843".
was
_ .
-_
I
believe
i
fo1v8rded you
a
copy of "A survey
of the
•
Eia�2_i'E : ivertt11rnd.::_, in 18J 7..
T.�is L-:2.� s.L-:.cwil�.g ·the location of
t�.-e sto1·e cf l.Ir. Alexandei leads me to 1')elieve his store ·was
loom.ied
in the :·lhmrlpool Eo tel or nearby.
'rhis ��LotogrP_ph
former
owner.
I cop· ed it on
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me
by -�Le gra11son oI·
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Camon oo:pir:'i.' Phich
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Louis McDermott Collection
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Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area.
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A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library.
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Louis McDermott
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FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott
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Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies.
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Whirlpool Hotel
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Listed here is a letter to Louis McDermott from an unspecified sender detailing historical details about the Whirlpool
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Louis McDermott Collection
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March 6, 1981
1980s
hotels and taverns
Louis Mcdermott Collection