Clashes between Catholics and Protestants reach tipping point in mid-1800s

With large personalities steering the development of Stratford and Perth County in the 1840s, tensions occasionally ran high. One dispute that shook the community for many years was a political riot driven by religious differences in 1845. Although there were a number of clashes between Catholics and Protestants throughout the 1840s, the rivalry reached its…

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