Thunder Bay in Thunder Bay District, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Lakehead University

Photographed By Kevin Craft, July 10, 2017

1. Lakehead University Marker

Inscription.
In response to a brief from Lakehead educators and business representatives outlining northwestern Ontario's need for an institution of higher education, a provincial Order-in-Council established the Lakehead Technical Institute in 1946. Two years later the Institute was opened in temporary quarters on Cumberland Street, Port Arthur. An act of 1957 gave control of the institute to the Board of Governors of the newly-created Lakehead College, constructed that year on land donated by the City of Port Arthur. The original Lakehead College Act was amended in 1962 to permit the granting of degrees in Arts and Science. In 1965 Lakehead University was created by a provincial Act and conferred its first degrees.

Erected by Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1946.

Location. 48° 25.358′ N, 89° 15.666′ W. Marker is in Thunder Bay, Ontario, in Thunder Bay District. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Oliver Road and Agora Circle. Marker is located at Lakehead University, at the traffic circle on Agora Circle just south of Oliver Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay ON P7B 5E1, Canada. Touch for directions.

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Calvert Boulder (within shouting distance of this marker); Original Paper Machine Steam Engine Drive (approx. 2.2 kilometers away); Cummins Site (approx. 2.3 kilometers away); Simon James Dawson (approx. 2.5 kilometers away); Historic Church (approx. 2.9 kilometers away); Port Arthur Collegiate Institute (approx. 3 kilometers away); The Major Christopher Patrick John O'Kelly, VC Armoury (approx. 3 kilometers away); Col. Elizabeth Smellie 1884-1968 (approx. 3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Thunder Bay.

Also see . . . Wikipedia - Lakehead University. (Submitted on August 11, 2017, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec.)

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Photographed By Kevin Craft, July 10, 2017

2. Wideview of Lakehead University Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2017, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 237 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 11, 2017, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec.