Gananoque in Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Gananoque Horticultural Society Park

MacDonald Family

— 1792 - 1924 —

Gananoque Horticultural Society Park Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 6, 2022

1. Gananoque Horticultural Society Park Marker

Inscription.

This historic site was donated to
the Horticultural Society by
Mrs. Louise D. MacDonald
executrix of the estate of the late
W. S. MacDonald
who was born here and whose ancestors
founded this town in 1792

Erected 1924 by Gananoque Horticultural Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1792.

Location. 44° 19.583′ N, 76° 9.826′ W. Marker is in Gananoque, Ontario, in Leeds and Grenville United Counties. It is on Main Street just south of King Street West (County Highway 2), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gananoque ON K7G 2L8, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Ontario

and specifically in Southeastern 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 Defence of Gananoque (within shouting distance of this marker); Legion Riders Memorial Park (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Canadian Peacekeepers (about 90 meters away); Raid on Gananoque (about 150 meters away); Engine 500 (about 180 meters away); Jones Shovel Factory

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(about 180 meters away); The Way It Was (about 180 meters away); The Umbrella (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gananoque.

Also see . . .
1. Gananoque Horticultural Society on Facebook. (Submitted on October 8, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Gananoque: Our Story. (Submitted on October 8, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Gananoque Horticultural Society Park and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 6, 2022

2. Gananoque Horticultural Society Park and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 212 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 8, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.