Embro in Oxford County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Robert Douglas Hayward

Oct. 27, 1927 - Sept. 10, 1961

Photographed by Tim Boyd, June 28, 2024

1. Robert Douglas Hayward Marker

Inscription. Bob Hayward brought international fame to Canada and to this area when he drove the world champion speedboat MISS SUPERTEST III to Victory, winning for Canada the Harmsworth (British International) Trophy August 27, 1959, and which he successfully defended in 1960 & 1961.

This cairn is erected to his memory on the former Hayward farm where Bob was born and raised, and dedicated on the closing of Cody's School
July 30, 1966.

Erected 1966.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical date for this entry is August 27, 1959.

Location. 43° 7.379′ N, 80° 53.082′ W. Marker is in Embro, Ontario, in Oxford County. It is at the intersection of 39th Line and 37th Line, on the left when traveling north on 39th Line. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 395303 39th Line, Embro ON N0J 1J0, 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: Oswald J. Smith, Litt.D., D.D., L.L.D. (here, next to this marker); Cody’s Corners (here, next to this marker); Donald McKenzie (approx. 3.9 kilometers away); Reverend George Leslie Mackay/ Le Révérend George Leslie Mackay/ (approx. 3.9 kilometers away); Henry John Cody 1868-1951

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(approx. 3.9 kilometers away); Embro Cenotaph (approx. 3.9 kilometers away); First Cheese Factory/ La Première Fromagerie (approx. 9.4 kilometers away); Lt. Colonel Joseph Whiteside Boyle, D.S.O. (approx. 9.9 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Embro.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, June 28, 2024

2. Robert Douglas Hayward Marker

Miss Supertest III image. Click for full size.

3. Miss Supertest III

Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 148 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 5, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.