Ancaster in Hamilton, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

The Gore Gazette

Photographed by Tim Boyd, January 27, 2025

1. The Gore Gazette Marker

Inscription. Published here March 3, 1827 to 1829 by George Gurnett was then the only newspaper west of Toronto.

Erected by Ancaster Twp. Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Communications • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is March 3, 1827.

Location. 43° 13.482′ N, 79° 58.646′ W. Marker is in Hamilton, Ontario. It is in Ancaster. It is on Wilson Street East 0.1 kilometers east of Halson Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 282 Wilson St E, Hamilton ON L9G 2B8, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe,

in the Hamilton-Halton-Brant Area,

and specifically in the Toronto Metropolitan Area.

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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: St. John’s Church (within shouting distance of this marker); The Founding of Ancaster (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Ancaster Township Hall (about 120 meters away); Richardson-Farmer-Ashworth House (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); “The Bloody Assize” 1814 (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Marr-Phillipo House (approx. half a kilometer away); Mills of Ancaster (approx. one kilometer away); Ancaster Old Mill (approx. 1.1 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hamilton.

Also see . . . Gurnett, George (Dictionary of Canadian Biography).

George Gurnett’s early life is obscure, but it is known that in the mid 1820s he emigrated from England to Virginia, where he was superintendent of a tan-yard and something of a radical in politics. He then came to Ancaster, Upper Canada, where some of his family may have already settled. After obtaining press and type from Albany, N.Y., Gurnett began to publish the Gore Gazette on 3 March 1827, with the motto “All Extremes are Error.”

(Submitted on January 29, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)

Photographed by Tim Boyd, January 27, 2025

2. The Gore Gazette Marker

1827

3. Example of the the Gore Gazette from April, 1827

Source: Google News Archive

Portrait and signature of George Gurnett (1792-1861), publisher of the Gore Gazette image. Click for full size.

4. Portrait and signature of George Gurnett (1792-1861), publisher of the Gore Gazette

Source: Library and Archives Canada

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 165 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 29, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.