Morrisburg in Stormont Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

W.W. II Homecoming

Dundas Murals

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 11, 2019

1. W.W. II Homecoming Marker

Inscription. Jubilant & relieved family members & friends greeted soldiers returning home after the Second World War. Over 250 Morrisburg citizens served in W.W. II. Morrisburg’s train station stood at this site until 1958 when it was demolished and relocated to the new railway line one mile north.

Erected by Dundas Murals. (Marker Number 5.)

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Railroads & Streetcars • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1958.

Location. 44° 53.957′ N, 75° 11.25′ W. Memorial is in Morrisburg, Ontario, in Stormont Dundas and Glengarry United Counties. It is on Saint Lawrence Street just south of County Road 2, on the right when traveling south. Marker is mounted at eye-level on the east side of the building at this address. Adjacent mural covers most of the east side of the building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 12334 Stormont Dundas and Glengarry County Road 2, Morrisburg ON K0C 1X0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World War II Memorial (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Williamsburg Canals (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Early Power (approx. 4 kilometers away in

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the U.S.); The SS Mary (approx. 4 kilometers away in the U.S.); Ogden Island Mansion (approx. 4.1 kilometers away in the U.S.); George Redington House (approx. 4.2 kilometers away in the U.S.); St. Paul's Episcopal Church (approx. 4.2 kilometers away in the U.S.); Village of Waddington (approx. 4.2 kilometers away in the U.S.). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morrisburg.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 11, 2019

2. W.W. II Homecoming Marker

(marker visible at bottom right corner of mural)

W.W. II Homecoming Mural image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 11, 2019

3. W.W. II Homecoming Mural

(Championed by Royal Canadian Legion Branch #48, Morrisburg, 2012)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 171 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 19, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.