1864
Landscape view of St. Marys taken from Ontario Street North. St. Marys Museum, 1700ph.
St. Marys officially became a town on January 1, 1864. This photograph, taken in the 1860s, provides a glimpse of the development of the town. Many of the timber buildings have been rebuilt in stone, a new town hall was erected on Queen Street, and business and industry were thriving.