<p>On today's episode of <em>Ask A Historian, </em>Mississauga Historian Matthew Wilkinson answers three questions from you! We will explore the story behind the name "Erindale", document when the Credit Woodlands subdivision was built, and recount the colourful career of the Great Lakes bulk freighter Ridgetown which forms the breakwater at Port Credit.</p>

On today's episode of Ask A Historian, Mississauga Historian Matthew Wilkinson answers three questions from you! We will explore the story behind the name "Erindale", document when the Credit Woodlands subdivision was built, and recount the colourful career of the Great Lakes bulk freighter Ridgetown which forms the breakwater at Port Credit.

Ask a Historian: Erindale, Credit Woodlands and the Ridgetown

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Ask a Historian: Erindale, Credit Woodlands and the Ridgetown

Ask a Historian: Erindale, Credit Woodlands and the Ridgetown