Tyrone in Clarington in Durham Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Robert McLaughlin
1836 - 1921
Photographed by Tim Boyd, April 7, 2024
1. Robert McLaughlin Marker
Robert McLaughlin, a pioneer of the Canadian vehicle industry, was born in the family homestead on this property. In 1867, despite lack of technical training, he built two cutters in his driving-shed which stood near this site. His business prospered and in 1869 he established the McLaughlin Carriage Works at Enniskillen. This enterprise, which expanded rapidly, was moved in 1877 to Oshawa where it became the largest carriage-works in the British Empire. In 1907 the McLaughlin Motor Car Company was formed and the following year began to assemble some of the earliest automobiles produced in Canada. The combined companies became General Motors of Canada in 1918.
Ontario Archeological and Historical Sites Board
Erected by Ontario Archeological and Historical Sites Board.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.
Location. 44° 0.38′ N, 78° 43.725′ W. Marker is in Clarington, Ontario, in Durham Region. It is in Tyrone. It is on Concession Road 7 half a kilometer west of Liberty Street North, on the right when traveling west. Touch
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Regionally, this marker is in Greater Toronto, specifically on the Golden Horseshoe, in the York, Durham and Headwaters Area, and in the Toronto Metropolitan Area. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in 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 11 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sir Ambrose Thomas Stanton M.D., K.C.M.G. (approx. 9.6 kilometers away); Central Public School (approx. 10.7 kilometers away); Central Public School Tower Bell (approx. 10.7 kilometers away); Rathskamory Estate. Circa 1843 (approx. 10.8 kilometers away); St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (approx. 10.8 kilometers away); Clarington Municipal Administration Centre (approx. 10.8 kilometers away); Church and Temperance Street, circa 1880 (approx. 10.9 kilometers away); Bowmanville's First Volunteers, W.W. I (approx. 10.9 kilometers
Photographed by Tim Boyd, April 7, 2024
2. Robert McLaughlin Marker
Also see . . . Dictionary of Canadian Biography - McLaughlin, Robert.
Born on a farm near Millbrook of Irish Presbyterian immigrants, Robert McLaughlin moved with his family in 1837 to a lot near Tyrone, in Darlington Township, where he attended the local log school. His father wanted him to farm, but he preferred woodworking; his production of axe-handles and whiffletrees led him, guided by old issues of the Coachmakers Illustrated Monthly Magazine (Columbus, Ohio), to make his first cutters in 186364.(Submitted on April 12, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)
Photographed by Tim Boyd, April 7, 2024
3. Robert McLaughlin Marker
circa 1919
4. Robert McLaughlin, ca 1919
Library and Archives Canada (public domain)
circa 1873
5. McLaughlin Carriage Works, Enniskillen, ca 1873
Source: Robert McLaughlin Gallery (public domain)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 582 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 12, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
