Trillium Industrial Park in Kitchener in Waterloo Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

The Huron Road

Photographed By Tim Boyd, March 31, 2024

1. The Huron Road Marker

Inscription. In 1827 Dr. William “Tiger" Dunlop of the Canada Company opened the line of the Huron Road some 95 miles from Goderich to Guelph whose townsites were established that year. Improved in 1828 to promote the sale of Company lands in the million-acre Huron Tract, comprising parts of modern Huron, Perth, Middlesex and Lambton Counties, the route is now followed by provincial Highway 8 from Goderich to Waterloo County. Passing through Wilmot and Waterloo Townships to the Hespeler area, via Haysville and Strasburg, it then approximated the present course of provincial Highway 24 to Guelph. Townships were surveyed and 5,905 persons, mostly immigrants, had by 1840 settled in the Huron Tract.

Erected by the Archaeological and Historic Sites Board, Departments of Public Records and Archives of Ontario

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

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1827.

Location. 43° 24.034′ N, 80° 26.26′ W. Marker is in Kitchener, Ontario, in Waterloo Region. It is in Trillium Industrial

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Park. Marker is on Huron Road, 0.1 kilometers east of Homer Watson Boulevard, on the left when traveling east. The marker is on the grounds of the Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10 Huron Road, Kitchener ON N2P N2P, Canada. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Waterloo Historical Society (a few steps from this marker); Bishop Benjamin Eby, 1785-1853 (approx. 5.8 kilometers away); Site of the First Church in Waterloo County (approx. 5.8 kilometers away); Joseph Schneider Haus (approx. 6.7 kilometers away); The Joseph Schneider House 1820 (approx. 6.7 kilometers away); Kitchener Cenotaph (approx. 6.8 kilometers away); Waterloo County Registry Office (approx. 6.9 kilometers away); Centennial of Victoria Park (1896-1996) (approx. 6.9 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kitchener.

Also see . . . Out for the day: Old Huron Road linked Guelph to Goderich. Guelph Murcury article from 2010

The Huron Road was built in the early 1800s to be the transportation backbone of a huge area between Guelph and the port of Goderich on Lake Huron — a way for settlers to get to land they bought from the Canada Company. John Galt, a man of many strengths, was the company’s organizer in Upper Canada.

(Submitted on April 5, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)

Photographed By Tim Boyd, March 31, 2024

2. The Huron Road Marker

The Huron Road marker (Waterloo Region Museum in the background) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Tim Boyd, March 31, 2024

3. The Huron Road marker (Waterloo Region Museum in the background)

1837

4. The Huron Road, highlighted on a map of Upper Canada, 1837

Source: York University

Credits. This page was last revised on April 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 152 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 5, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.