Woodstock in Oxford County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Woodstock Carnegie Library

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1. Woodstock Carnegie Library Marker

Inscription. [Top plaque]
Designated property
Ontario
Heritage Act
[Bottom plaque]
This library
the gift of
Andrew
Carnegie
was built in the year
1909

Erected 2000 by Oxford Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education. In addition, it is included in the Carnegie Libraries series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.

Location. 43° 7.906′ N, 80° 45.52′ W. Marker is in Woodstock, Ontario, in Oxford County. It can be reached from the intersection of Hunter Street and Graham Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 445 Hunter St, Woodstock ON N4S N4S, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Southwest Ontario Area

and in Southwestern 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 walking distance of this marker: The Oxford County Court House (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Sir Francis Hincks 1807-1885 (about 150 meters away); The Woodstock Armoury (about 150 meters away); Old Town Hall/ L’ancien Hôtel de Ville (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Thomas “Carbide” Willson (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); St. Paul’s Church 1834 (approx. one kilometer away); Capt. Andrew Drew, R.N., 1792-1878 (approx. one kilometer away); Lt. Colonel Joseph Whiteside Boyle, D.S.O. (approx. 1.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Woodstock.

Also see . . . Woodstock Public Library (PDF).

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The Woodstock Reading Society initially was strict in what books would be allowed in the library — and how it handled borrowers who were late in returning them. (City of Woodstock) (Submitted on May 21, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), July 2, 2012

2. Woodstock Carnegie Library Marker

Plaques are to the right of the front door.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 21, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 159 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 21, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.