Burlington in Halton Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

World Championship Wheat 1954

Photographed by Tim Boyd, March 24, 2024

1. World Championship Wheat 1954 Marker

Inscription. At the 1954 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, William E. Breckon of Burlington won the World Wheat Championship with grain grown on his Nelson Township farm about two miles north-east of here. He led the white winter wheat class seven times before becoming "wheat king" with a sample of Genesee, a variety developed at Cornell University, N.Y. Since western Canada's hard spring varieties had long dominated the wheat awards at the Fair, Breckon's world championship, the first for an Ontario farmer and the first for winter wheat, was widely acclaimed. This school and the adjoining park were named after W. E. Breckon, who served Nelson Township School Board as chairman or trustee from 1943 to 1956. Erected by the Archaeological and Historic Sites Board, Department of Public Records and Archives of Ontario

Erected by Archaeological and Historic Sites Board, Department of Public Records and Archives of Ontario.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1954.

Location. 43° 21.694′ N,

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79° 45.179′ W. Marker is in Burlington, Ontario, in Halton Region. It is on Tuck Drive 0.1 kilometers north of Spruve Avenue, on the right when traveling north. The marker is in Breckon Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Burlington ON L7L L7L, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Toronto,

specifically on the Golden Horseshoe,

in the Hamilton-Halton-Brant Area,

and specifically in the Toronto Metropolitan Area.

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 6 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Paletta Lakefront Park (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Paletta Mansion (approx. one kilometer away); Port Nelson (approx. 3.8 kilometers away); Bronte Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 4.2 kilometers away); Sovereign House (circa 1825) (approx. 4.6

Photographed by Tim Boyd, March 24, 2024

2. World Championship Wheat 1954 Marker

kilometers away); From Boom to Bust, 1856-1877 (approx. 5 kilometers away); Bronte: a Fishing Village (approx. 5 kilometers away); The Bronte Harbour Company (approx. 5.1 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Burlington.

Also see . . . The story of Burlington's own Wheat King, William Ernest Breckon. William Ernest Breckon was born March 8, 1893 in Halton, Ontario. His parents were Wesley and Delilah Breckon, one of six children. He married Susan Rachel Atkinson on January 5, 1921, in St, Catharines, Lincoln, Ontario. He settled in Nelson (Freeman), Burlington, Ontario. (Submitted on March 24, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)

Breckon Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, March 24, 2024

3. Breckon Park

William E. Breckon image. Click for full size.

4. William E. Breckon

Source: Burlington Today

Credits. This page was last revised on March 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 181 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 24, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.