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- Feb 1978 (Creation)
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1 paper sheet (46.5 x 69cm)
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Administrative history
In 1916, the Department of Public Highways of Ontario was formed and took on the responsibility of establishing provincial highways.
On April 1, 1937, the Department of Northern Development was created and merged with the Department of Highways of Ontario.
In 1971, the Department of Highways assumed the responsibility for Communications, which prompted it to be renamed as the Ministry of Transportation and Communications in 1972.
It later became the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario in 1987.
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by the Belleville Public Library. Accession #2014-64.
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Scope and content
A road map of Hastings County in 1978. Portions of adjoining counties are also pictured. Boundaries are yellow, while roads are blue and red. Published by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Communications.
Donated by the Belleville Public Library in 2014.
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See M420-2203 in Gerry Boyce Folder, Drawer F-53.