Port Arthur (Ont.)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Port Arthur (Ont.)
Other forms of name
Port Artur (Ont.)
See Also From tracing corporate name
Product of merger: Thunder Bay (Ont.)
Predecessor: Prince Arthur's Landing (Ont.)
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q7230482
Sources of Information
  • NLC 6/81(AACR2: Port Arthur (Ont.))
  • Zoloti vorota, 1960:t.p. (u Port Arturi, Onterio)
  • Thunder Bay mayors & councillors, 1873-1945:t.p. (Thunder Bay) p. 5 (Thunder Bay established in 1970 by fusion of the Municipality of Shuniah (1873-1884) [no publs. in LC database], the Municipality of Neebing (1881-1892) [no publs. in LC database], the town/city of Port Arthur (1884-1945), and the town/city of Fort William (1892-1945))
  • Lib. & Archives Canada database, May 21, 2008(hdg.: Port Arthur (Ont.))
  • Information from 678 converted Dec. 8, 2014(Port Arthur and Fort William plus outlying unincorporated land known as Thunder Bay as of 1 January 1970)
  • LAC internal file, November 10, 2021(access point: Port Arthur (Ont.); historical notes: name changed June 1883 from Port Arthur's Landing; on January 1, 1970, the cities of Fort William and Port Arthur united to form the City of Thunder Bay)