RHODES: Understanding the origins of Chatham's Degge Street | The Stratford Beacon Herald
Article content Take a close look at the street photo I have included with this story. It is a picture of King Street looking west from the upper bend. I estimate it as having been created in the 1870s. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. RHODES: Understanding the origins of Chathamâs Degge Street Back to video King Street, as yet, had not been paved with anything that would separate the bottom of a wagon from coming in contact with reams of street surface muck for which the town had received the nickname âChatham in the mud.â