Township of Norwich near Woodstock in Oxford County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

“The Old Stage Road”

Photographed by Tim Boyd, June 28, 2024

1. “The Old Stage Road” Marker

Inscription. This road, which follows in part the Indian trail, known as the "Detroit Path", across East Oxford Township, was opened by settlers at the expense of Major Thomas Ingersoll in 1796-97. It joined a wagon road opened across Burford Township by local settlers, connecting near Brant's Ford on the Grand River with a road to Long Point from Ancaster. Extended later to Delaware, it became the preferred highway to Sandwich and was used by British and American troops in 1812-14. After 1826 it became the stage route from Ancaster to London until the building of the plank road from Brantford to Woodstock in 1842-3. Sections of the road are still open between Ingersoll and Cathcart.

Erected by Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1796.

Location. 43° 6.017′ N, 80° 38.331′ W. Marker is near Woodstock, Ontario, in Oxford County. It

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is in Township of Norwich. It is on Old Stage Road 0.1 kilometers west of Oxford Road 14, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 505767 Old Stage Rd, Woodstock ON N0J 1C0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Southwest Ontario 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 11 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Woodstock College (approx. 9 kilometers away); Rev. Newton Wolverton (approx. 9.1 kilometers away); St. Paul’s Church 1834 (approx. 9.4 kilometers away); Capt. Andrew Drew, R.N., 1792-1878 (approx. 9.6 kilometers away); Old Town Hall/ L’ancien Hôtel de Ville (approx. 10.2 kilometers away); Woodstock Carnegie Library (approx. 10.4 kilometers away); The Oxford County Court House (approx.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, June 28, 2024

2. “The Old Stage Road” Marker

10.4 kilometers away); The Woodstock Armoury (approx. 10.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Woodstock.

1859

3. The Old Stage Road Marked on a map of Oxford County, 1859

Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 708 times since then and 177 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 29, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.