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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAMILTON BRIDGE | Hamilton Bridge Hamilton Bridge Hamilton Bridge |
R. Clark, Road Surveyor W. Henderson, Town Clerk F. Hamilton, Writer, Hamilton |
012.13 | A County Bridge with five arches over the River Clyde. It was built in 1779, after a flood had destroyed a Bridge which stood in the same place, & since that time has borne the term "New Bridge", a name by which it is as well knows as that upon the authorities here quoted, who consider this to be the proper name. There was a pontage on this Bridge until these last two years. The old Toll house is on the east side of the Bridge & is now occupied by Colliers. At the west side of the Bridge there is a gate which the Duke of Hamilton is obliged to keep open for persons belonging to the Burgh of Hamilton, going for sand from the Clyde Side, about 9 chains north of the Bridge. This sand bed is Public for persons of the Burgh only. The Duke has the right of the ground & the people the liberty of procuring sand 0 the sand has no name except Clyde Sand. |
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