Wilmot in New Hamburg in Waterloo Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
The Nith River
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La rivière Nith
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Photographed by Tim Boyd, June 11, 2024
1. The Nith river / La rivière Nith Marker
The Grand River, including its major tributaries, the Speed, Eramosa, Nith and Conestogo, flowing from the Dundalk Highlands to Lake Erie, is aptly named, for its valley is the largest in Southern Ontario. A mosaic of Aboriginal and European cultures combined to shape the valley's character. Fine examples of nineteenth century architecture still remain in many rural and urban communities. Winding its way through marshes, woods and Carolinian forests, the river provides the common thread that links a harmonious blend of natural and cultural landscapes. The designation of the Grand as a Canadian Heritage River was built on a local tradition of cooperative watershed management to preserve the valley's natural beauty, cultural diversity, and recreational opportunities. This plaque is testimony to all those people who are working together to make the Grand River an ever better place in which to live, work and play.
La rivière Grand qui coule des hautes terres de Dundalk vers le lac Érié et dont les principaux affluents sont les rivières Speed, Eramosa, Nith et Conestogo est bien nommée, car sa vallée est la plus vaste du sud de l'Ontario. Une mosaïque de cultures autochtones et européennes a contribué à façonner le caractère de la vallée. Dans plusieurs agglomérations rurales et urbaines, on trouve encore de beaux spécimens de l'architecture du XIXe siècle. La rivière serpente dans les marécages, les boisés et la forêt carolinienne et constitue un lien harmonieux entre les paysages naturels et culturels. Elle doit sa désignation comme rivière du patrimoine canadien à une tradition locale de gestion coopérative des bassins hydrographiques qui vise à préserver la beauté naturelle de la vallée, sa diversité culturelle et ses possibilités récréatives. Cette plaque rend hommage à tous ceux et celles qui ont oeuvré ensemble pour faire de la région de la rivière Grand un endroit où il fait encore mieux vivre, travailler et se divertir.
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Location. 43° 22.657′ N, 80° 42.697′ W. Marker is in New Hamburg, Ontario, in Waterloo Region. It is in Wilmot. It is on Huron Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 85A Huron St, New Hamburg ON N3A 1K1, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Huron-Perth-Waterloo-Wellington Area and in Southwestern 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 Rupert’s Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Founding of New Hamburg (within shouting distance of this marker); Hartman Bridge (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Rev. Frederick William Bindemann (1790-1865)
Photographed by Tim Boyd, June 11, 2024
2. The Nith river / La rivière Nith Marker
Photographed by Tim Boyd, June 11, 2024
3. The Nith river at New Hamburg
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 280 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 16, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
