City Commercial Core in Kitchener in Waterloo Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Waterloo County
Photographed By Tim Boyd, March 31, 2024
1. Waterloo County Marker
Waterloo County held its first council meeting on January 24, 1853, on this site, at the newly-built county courthouse in Berlin (now Kitchener). Council's 12 members came from five townships (North Dumfries, Waterloo, Wellesley, Wilmot, Woolwich) and two villages (Galt, Preston) and selected the reeve of Waterloo Township, Dr. John Scott, as the county's first warden. With the establishment of Waterloo County emerged a series of enduring institutions including roads and bridges, a judiciary and jail, grammar (or high) schools, a House of Industry and Refuge, agricultural societies-and local markets. On January 1, 1973 the Waterloo County area became the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.
Ontario Heritage Foundation, an agency of the Government of Ontario
Le comté de Waterloo a organisé la première réunion de son conseil le 24 janvier 1853 sur ce site, au tout nouveau palais de justice de Berlin (désor-mais Kitchener). Les 12 membres du conseil représentaient cinq cantons (Dumfries Nord, Waterloo, Wellesley, Wilmot, Woolwich) et deux villages (Galt, Preston) et ont choisi le préfet du canton de Waterloo, le Dr John Scott, comme premier surintendant du comté. La création du comté de Waterloo a donné naissance à toute
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La Fondation du patrimoine ontarien, un organisme du gouvernment de l'Ontario
Am 24. Januar 1853 hielt Waterloo County seine erste Ratssitzung hier in dem damals neuerrichteten Gerichtsgebäude des Landkreises in Berlin, dem heutigen Kitchener. Die 12 Mitglieder des Rates kamen aus fünf Gemeinden (North Dumfries, Waterloo, Wellesley, Wilmot, Woolwich) und zwei Dörfern (Galt, Preston), die den Stadtvogt von Waterloo, Dr. John Scott, zum ersten Vorsitzenden des County wählten. Mit der Gründung von Waterloo County ging eine Reihe weiterer, dauerhafter Einrichtungen wie Straßen, Brücken, einem Rechtswesen, einem Gefängnis, Schulen, einer Zufluchtstätte für Arme und Obdachlose, landwirtschaftliche Verbände und lokale Märkte einher. Am 1. Januar 1973 wurde aus Waterloo County die heutige Verwaltungseinheit Regional Municipality of Waterloo.
Ontario Heritage Foundation, eine Behörde der Regierung Ontarios
Erected by Ontario Heritage Foundation.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers
Photographed By Tim Boyd, March 31, 2024
2. Waterloo County Marker (Comté de Waterloo)
Location. 43° 27.122′ N, 80° 29.231′ W. Marker is in Kitchener, Ontario, in Waterloo Region. It is in City Commercial Core. Marker is at the intersection of Queen Street North and Weber Street East, on the right when traveling north on Queen Street North. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 50 Queen St N, Kitchener ON N2H 1C3, Canada. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Waterloo County Registry Office (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); William Lyon Mackenzie King, 1874-1950 (about 150 meters away); Kitchener Cenotaph (about 180 meters away); World Trade Center (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); St. Mary Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows Roman Catholic Parish (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Centennial of Victoria Park (1896-1996) (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Joseph Schneider Haus (approx. one kilometer away); The Joseph Schneider House 1820 (approx. one kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kitchener.
Also see . . . Waterloo Public Library - a brief history of the land in Waterloo Region.
The story of this land begins with the Attawandaron (Neutral) people who were one of the earliest known Indigenous nations to live in the area we now call Waterloo Region. The name “Attawandaron” comes from the Huron-Wendat people and means “people of slightly different(Submitted on April 4, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)language.” Samuel de Champlain later referred to them as “la Nation neutre” because of the peace they held with the Haudenosaunee and Huron-Wendat.Photographed By Tim Boyd, March 31, 20243. Waterloo County Marker (German)
Photographed By Tim Boyd, March 31, 2024
4. Waterloo County Markers (left to right: German, French, English)
Photographed By Tim Boyd, March 31, 2024
5. Waterloo County markers
Structures contain bricks from the original Waterloo County Courthouse
6. The original 1853 Waterloo County Courthouse
From an 1875 map of Waterloo County (source: University of Waterloo)
Credits. This page was last revised on April 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 44 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 3, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
