East Perth in Perth County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Huron Road
Photographed By Tim Boyd, September 22, 2023
1. Huron Road Marker
This marks place of log building occupied by Sebastian & Mary Fryfogel first settlers in Perth County 1829
Erected 1928.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1828.
Location. 43° 22.142′ N, 80° 48.198′ W. Marker is in East Perth, Ontario, in Perth County. Marker is on Perth Line 34 (Hwy 8), 2.7 kilometers east of Perth County Road 107, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: East Perth ON N0B 2P0, Canada. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 14 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Fryfogel’s Inn (within shouting distance of this marker); Hartman Bridge (approx. 7.4 kilometers away); Stratford City Hall / L’hôtel de Ville de Stratford (approx. 14.5 kilometers away); City Hall (approx. 14.5 kilometers away).
Also see . . . Canadian Transport Sourcebook - The Huron Road. 1935 article by W. H. Breithaupt for the Waterloo Historical Society
The lands of the Canada Company were a vast tract of virgin forest and swamp. There(Submitted on September 24, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)were the rivers, which could more or less be traversed by canoe, and some Indian trails, but no other facilities of communication. Contrary to his associates, who held that settlers should come in first, Galt advocated roads as a necessary means of access. He early planned a road from Guelph to Goderich, thus connecting the two principal places of the Company and traversing the land from its eastern extremity to the lake front.
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Photographed By Tim Boyd, September 22, 2023
2. Huron Road Marker
Photographed By Tim Boyd, September 22, 2023
3. Fryfogel’s Tavern, location of the Huron Road marker
1928
4. The Huron Road, 1828-1928
A 100 year commemorative map, appearing in local newspapers
Credits. This page was last revised on September 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 260 times since then and 226 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 24, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
