View of 1820

I always find it interesting to compare images of cities and places at a particular point in time. Since a picture is worth a thousand words, I'll let these two speak for themselves.

Galt in 1820, population: Approximately 40 families in North Dumfries Township

Rough Sketch of Shade's Mills (Galt) In the year 1820, by Homer Watson to be found in James Young's Reminiscences of the Early History of Galt and the Settlement of Dumfries in the province of Ontario.

Edinburgh in 1820, population: 138,255.

Edinburgh from the Carlton Hill, 1820, After Joseph Mallord William Turner, Tate Collection