Burlington in Halton Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Spencer Smith
Photographed By Tim Boyd, March 24, 2024
1. Spencer Smith Marker
Erected by the Burlington Horticultural Society in honour and memory of
Spencer Smith
for his outstanding contribution and leadership in the beautification of Burlington
25 years on the Executive during membership 1919-1955
Erected by Burlington Horticultural Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas.
Location. 43° 19.334′ N, 79° 47.932′ W. Marker is in Burlington, Ontario, in Halton Region. Marker is at the intersection of Lakeshore Road and Burlington Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Lakeshore Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1383 Lakeshore Road, Burlington ON L7S 1B3, Canada. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Reverend Thomas Greene at St. Luke’s, Wellington Square (within shouting distance of this marker); The Brant Inn (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Terry Fox Marathon of Hope (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); The Hamilton Radial Electric Railway (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Founding of Burlington (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Brant House
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Also see . . . Burlington Gazette- So, Who Was Spencer Smith?.
Spencer in 1885 at 15 years of age was forced to leave his home and friends, board a steam ship named the SS Corean, along with 32 other boys all about his same age, and set off for Canada. The ship arrived in Montreal on May 14, 1885, and the boys made their way to Hamilton. They travelled on the Grand Trunk Railway, stopping all along the way, including Burlington, and finally on to Hamilton. Who knows, maybe Spencer looked out of the train car window when the boys pulled into the Freeman train station, and thought to himself, “This looks like a nice place. Maybe one day I will live here. Where am I anyway?”(Submitted on March 25, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)
Photographed By Tim Boyd, March 24, 2024
2. Spencer Smith Marker
3. Spencer Smith and his wife, Edith
Photographed By Tim Boyd, September 21, 2023
4. Spencer Smith Park, Burlington
Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 29 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 25, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
