Kingston, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
University Avenue Beautification
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 23, 2024
1. University Avenue Beautification Marker
to honour the original gift of trees
to beautify University Avenue
made in the 1970s by
Robert Lionel Dunsmore
BSc (Eng) 1915
October 2008
Erected 2008 by Queen's University.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Horticulture & Forestry. A significant historical year for this entry is 1970.
Location. 44° 13.575′ N, 76° 29.722′ W. Marker is in Kingston, Ontario. It is on University Avenue 0.1 kilometers north of Bader Lane, on the right when traveling north. Marker is on the plaza between Ontario Hall and Grant Hall, on the Queen's University campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 67 University Avenue, Kingston ON K7L 3N5, 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 Ruperts Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Queen's University 150th Anniversary (within shouting distance of this marker); Indigenous Pasts and Futures at Queen's/Passιs et futurs autochtones ΰ l'Universitι Queens (within shouting distance of this marker); Queen's University's Royal Charter (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Professors' Walk (about 90 meters away); Kingston General Hospital Role in Typhus Epidemic
this page online
More about this marker. Kingston is independent from the surrounding Frontenac County.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 23, 2024
2. University Avenue Beautification Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 129 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 27, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
