The New Student's Reference Work/Brantford

Brant'ford. City of 21,964, situated on the Grand River, 25 miles west of Hamilton, called after the Indian Joseph Brant, whose body is buried in the old Mohawk church, two miles from the city. It is the headquarters of the consolidated Six Nations. The noted inventor, Alexander Graham Bell, lived here for many years, and a handsome memorial has been erected in his honor. It is sometimes called the telephone city, and is favorably known as a manufacturing center. It is on the main line of the Grand Trunk Railway, served also by the Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway, less than two hours from Toronto. Public buildings, schools, and churches are very attractive.