Port Credit 175th Anniversary
1835-2010
How well do you know Port Credit history?
Historical Video Project
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Click video below for an exploration of the last 175 years
(and more) through historic photos and illustrations.
Q: Why are there two dates, 1834 and 1835?
A: Prior to the first settlement in 1835, a land survey was done in 1834.
Q: When did Port Credit join the City of Mississauga?
A: In 1974.
Q: What does the Latin phrase 'Lux numquam desit' on the Port Credit
crest mean?
A: 'May the light never fail'.
Q: What is a stonehooker?
A: Watch the video for the answer!
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Historical Trivia Project
► There were sixty (60) historical trivia questions created by Richard Collins and Bob Cutmore over the course of 2010. A great way to know Port Credit inside-out! Click to view all 60 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS.
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Port Credit Anniversary Logo
► The new 175th Anniversary logo is now popping up in print media and on this website. Inspiration for this logo came from the historic Port Credit crest. This crest was sculptured by Louis Temporale and dedicated on August 22, 1974 when Port Credit was amalgamated with the City of Mississauga. The sculptured cenotaph (designed by Thomas Jordon Groves) resides in the foyer of the Port Credit Library.
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Port Credit to celebrate 175th Anniversary
► What is a 175th Anniversary called? That was one of the first questions that was asked when the Anniversary Committee came together in Spring 2009. And the news isn't good, at least for putting the word on a T-shirt (though we might try....).
According to Wikipedia the word is either:
Demisemiseptcentennial or quartoseptcentennial for 175 years.
Terquasquicentennial is a coined word for an anniversary of 175 years, but the elements of the word literally refer to an anniversary of 375 years, as follows: ter- (3) x quasqui- (1¼) x centennial (100 years)
Septaquintaquinquecentennial is also a coined word for an anniversary of 175 years, but the elements of the word literally refer to an anniversary of 35,000 years, as follows: septaquinta- (70) x quinque- (5) x centennial (100 years)
We think we'll stick to 175th Anniversary for now!
Final Project
Sat. April 30, 2011 @ 11:00 a.m.
PC175 Time Capsule Dedication
PORT CREDIT ARENA
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details
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Historical Interest
Historic Photos
Historic photos of Port Credit may be found on the City of
Mississauga website in the
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Port Credit Gallery.
Time Capsule
We made history in 2010 as well, and are
gathering contemporary items to be included in the ►
PC175 Time Capsule (click
for PHOTOS and ideas)
which will be dedicated after the end of the
175th Anniversary year and lodged securely within the new Lobby
of the
Port Credit Arena.
Essay by John Armstrong
entitled:
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No Stars: A Short History of Industry and Small Business in Port
Credit over Some of the Past Century presents a personal
narrative as well as considerable research in local history.
Includes photos.
Trivia
There will be sixty (60) historical trivia questions over the course of 2010, which will be
published bi-monthly in the Port Credit Village Times.
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Click for details.