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  • Toronto skyline
    Toronto
    / Early settlement

    …the Northern, Grand Trunk, and Great Western railways in the 1850s, connecting Toronto to the rich farmland of southern Ontario and timber resources to the north. These rail lines also facilitated the transportation of goods and people between Toronto and Montreal, thus improving the St. Lawrence and transatlantic trade. In…

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    …the Northern, Grand Trunk, and Great Western railways in the 1850s, connecting Toronto to the rich farmland of southern Ontario and timber resources to the north. These rail lines also facilitated the transportation of goods and people between Toronto and Montreal, thus improving the St. Lawrence and transatlantic trade. In…

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