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

Ye Olde Forge & Anvil

Circa 1827

Ye Old Forge and Anvil Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, July 27, 2024

1. Ye Old Forge and Anvil Marker

Inscription. Here is one of the pioneer necessities of any village- the blacksmith's shop, which was built by a Mr. Keller from England. A pit was dug in the clay bank, water added, straw scattered on this and oxen tramped down the mixture which was then built into walls over two feet thick, door and window frames were set in. In this shop the oxen were filed, horses shod, and tools and implements made by successive blacksmiths. In 1944 E.A. Smith gave the building to the Sparta Sorosis Women's Institute. And in 1995, they turned it over to the Sparta & District Historical Society. (Marker Number 14.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1827.

Location. 42° 42.154′ N, 81° 4.797′ W. Marker is in Sparta, Ontario, in Elgin County. It is on Sparta Line (County Route 270) 0.2 kilometers west of Quaker Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 46316 Sparta Line, Sparta ON N0L 2H0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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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 walking distance of this marker: The Abbey (a few steps from this marker); Israel Doan House (within shouting distance of this marker); Quilt Block: Drunkard’s Path (within shouting distance of this marker); Hiram Burley Smith Early Home and Store (within shouting distance of this marker); The Sparta Settlement (within shouting distance of this marker); The Sparta House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Temperance House (within shouting distance of this marker); Eli Mann Cairn (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sparta.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, July 27, 2024

2. Ye Old Forge and Anvil Marker

The Forge and Anvil, Sparta, ca 1900 image. Click for full size.

circa 1900

3. The Forge and Anvil, Sparta, ca 1900

Source: Elgin County Archives (public domain)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 201 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 6, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.