Port Glasgow in Elgin County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Aldborough Pioneers’ and Soldiers’ Memorial Park “Historic Stone”

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 23, 2024

1. Aldborough Pioneers’ and Soldiers’ Memorial Park “Historic Stone” Marker

Inscription. Following the burning of the mill at Port Talbot in 1814 by American forces after the War of 1812 Colonel Talbot donated this stone to Peter McKellar to use in the valley mill he was building on Sixteen Mile Creek in Aldborough west of New Glasgow adjacent to the valley saw mill.

The mill operated from 1820 to the 1890's. When it was demolished this stone was brought to the Duncan and Angus Gray farm opposite what is now Lakewood Trailer Park where it was used to support the corner of a barn. Later, Ernest G. Lusty had it removed to the park at its present site.

Erected by Municipality of Aldborough.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War of 1812. A significant historical year for this entry is 1814.

Location. 42° 30.59′ N, 81° 36.621′ W. Marker is in Port Glasgow, Ontario, in Elgin County. It is on Furnival Road 0.4 kilometers south of Gray Line, on the left when traveling south. The marker is in Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8609 Furnival Rd, Port Glasgow ON N0L 2C0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in the Southwest Ontario Area

and in Southwestern Ontario.

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 Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 18 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Burning of the Mills, 1814 (here, next to this marker); Aldborough Pioneers/ Pioneer Parliamentarian (here, next to this marker); Port Glasgow Summer Dance Pavilion (within shouting distance of this marker); Brock’s Creek (approx. 5.9 kilometers away); Tyrconnell (approx. 15.8 kilometers away); Raids on the Talbot Settlement, 1814 (approx. 17.3 kilometers away); St. Peter’s Church 1827 (approx. 17.6 kilometers away); Ellis Wellwood Sifton, V.C. (approx. 17.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Glasgow.

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Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 23, 2024

2. Aldborough Pioneers’ and Soldiers’ Memorial Park “Historic Stone” marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 256 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 29, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.