Something amazing happened in Hamilton during the years of the Second World War.
That brief period of time from 1939 to 1945 saw the city and its people create something so special that it was unlike anything they had known before.
The entire population banded together to speed the road to victory.
Never before and never since has Hamilton been so focussed on a single goal. They worked together to win the war on the home front and they succeeded beyond their wildest expectations.
Hamilton at War re-lives that exciting time with stories and photographs of the people and places that made the city such a vital example of the best that Canada had to offer.
In honour of Remembrance Day, we will be posting photos from our book, Hamilton at War, showing Hamiltonians supporting the war effort from home.This first photograph shows a cavalcade of war weapons along York Blvd. in 1941.
To purchase Hamilton at War, please visit our website at http://www.canadianheritagebooks.com.
The rail line across the Beach Strip opened in 1877, however the trains did not have the right-of-way when crossing the shipping canal. This meant that the railway bridge was left in the open position, unless needed. This unfortunately resulted in several crashes.
