Waterloo in Waterloo Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Wilfrid Laurier University
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Université Wilfrid Laurier
Photographed by Tim Boyd, March 31, 2024
1. Wilfred Laurier University Marker
Founded in 1911 as the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada, and situated on land donated by the Board of Trade of Waterloo, this institution was originally established to train homegrown Lutheran pastors. It was expanded in 1914 with the creation of Waterloo College School, which included faculties for pre-theological education. In 1924, Waterloo College of Arts was established and the following year it became affiliated with the University of Western Ontario, thus offering its students the opportunity to attain arts degrees. This affiliation ended in 1960 when Waterloo College obtained degree-granting powers of its own and was renamed Waterloo Lutheran University. On November 1, 1973, it became a secular, provincially assisted university under the name Wilfrid Laurier University. In the ensuing decades, the university has grown to include multiple campuses and a diverse, international student body. Waterloo Lutheran Seminary remains an affiliate of the non-denominational university.
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Erected by Ontario Heritage Trust.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.
Location. 43° 28.357′ N, 80° 31.755′ W. Marker is in
Photographed by Tim Boyd, March 31, 2024
2. Wilfred Laurier University Marker
Regionally, this marker is in the Huron-Perth-Waterloo-Wellington 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 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The First Lutheran Seminary in Canada (within shouting distance of this marker); The One Hundredth Anniversary of the Incorporation of Waterloo as a Village (approx. half a kilometer away); Abraham Erb (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Log Schoolhouse (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); The University of Waterloo (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Dominion Life Assurance Company (approx. one kilometer away); Kuntz/ Carling/ Labatt Breweries (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); Mutual Life Head Office / Siège Social de la Mutuelle du Canada, Compagnie d'Assurance Sur la Vie (approx. 1.9 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waterloo.
Also see . . . The Canadian Encyclopedia - Wilfred Laurier University.
In 1910 the Lutheran Church entered into an agreement to establish a Lutheran seminary in the province. The majority of Lutherans in Ontario lived in the vicinity of Waterloo and Kitchener (then Berlin), and Waterloo was selected when its citizens offered(Submitted on April 1, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)a tract of land on the boundary of the town. The Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada opened its doors in 1911.Photographed by Tim Boyd, March 32/20243. Wilfred Laurier University/ Université Wilfred Laurier Marker
Photographed by Tim Boyd, March 31, 2024
4. Martin Luther University College (formerly Waterloo Lutheran Seminary)
Credits. This page was last revised on March 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 279 times since then and 35 times this year. Last updated on March 21, 2025, by Tj of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 1, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
