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

Harold Adam Innis 1894-1952

Photographed by Tim Boyd, June 28, 2024

1. Harold Adam Innis 1894-1952 Marker

Inscription. One of Canada’s outstanding economic historians, Innis was born on this farm. Graduated from McMaster University he obtained a PhD. from the University of Chicago, and in 1920 joined the Department of Political Economy at the University of Toronto, where he subsequently became Department Chairman and Dean of Graduate Studies. His works, such as the monumental "Fur Trade in Canada" (1930), largely interpreted Canadian history as a thrust to control the St Lawrence trade and connecting routes, and profoundly influenced Canadian historical writing generally. His later studies, for example ‘Empire and Communications” (1950), investigating the effects of communications technology on cultural values ard social institutions, helped establish international communications theory. Innis College, University of Toronto, is named in his honour.

Erected by the Archaeological and Historical Sites Board, Ministry of Colleges and Universities

Erected by Archaeological and Historical Sites Board Of Ontario.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Communications • Education. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.

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56.003′ N, 80° 33.459′ W. Marker is near Otterville, Ontario, in Oxford County. It is in Norwich Township. It is on Otterville Road 2 kilometers east of Oxford Road 59, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 225938 Otterville Road, Otterville ON N0J 1R0, 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 10 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The War of 1812 (approx. 4.1 kilometers away); Otterville African Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery (approx. 4.1 kilometers away); Black Settlement in Norwich Township (approx. 4.1 kilometers away); Emily Howard Jennings Stowe, M.D. 1831-1903 / Emily Howard Jennings Stowe, Médicin 1831-1903 (approx. 7.7 kilometers away); The Norwich Quaker Settlement (approx. 8.6 kilometers away); The “Old Brick” Meetinghouse (approx. 8.8 kilometers away); Quaker Street Public School (approx. 8.8 kilometers away); The First Commercial Cheese Factory in Canada (approx. 8.8 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Otterville.

Also see . . . The Canadian Encyclopedia - Harold Innis.

During the 1930s and the Second World War, Innis rose to the challenge of defending the integrity of the universities and of scholarship, which he saw as imperiled by the general atmosphere of crisis. He was active in establishing societies, such as
Photographed by Tim Boyd, June 28, 2024

2. Harold Adam Innis 1894-1952 Marker
the Canadian Political Science Association and the American Economic History Association, and he used his connections and prestige to secure funding for Canadian research.

(Submitted on June 30, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)

Harold Innis image. Click for full size.

circa 1920

3. Harold Innis

Source: National Archives of Canada (public domain)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 161 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 30, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.