Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1978-1980 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
10 maps and photographs
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Town of Belleville, Ontario was incorporated effective January 1, 1850 under the terms of the Baldwin Act, Chapter 81, Canada Statutes, 1849. The town became a City on 31 December 1877 after "An Act for the Incorporation of the Town of Belleville as a City, and for the Consolidation of the debt thereof" was passed in March 1877 by the Government of Ontario. In 1998 it amalgamated with the surrounding Township of Thurlow.
Archival history
Items found at the Quinte Sports and Wellness Centre.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Transferred to the Archives in March 2017 by Recreation, Culture and Community Services Department of the City of Belleville.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Various maps and aerial photographs:
1) Ontario Hydro aerial photograph of the 401 corridor from north Belleville to north Trenton, 20 July 1978
2) Six aerial photographs, labelled 1980, covering the City of Belleville
3) Aerial photograph showing Zwicks Park, Albert College and the Four Seasons Hotel, 1980 (on mylar)
4) Two printed maps of Thurlow township, showing roads, lots and concessions, one with ward boundaries, one with annotations in red ink. Undated (after the 401 was built).