Near Campbellcroft in Northumberland County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Mina Benson (1870-1956)

Mina Benson Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, June 7, 2025

1. Mina Benson Marker

Inscription. An early twentieth century Canadian female explorer of Labrador and writer, Mina Benson was born on this property, Lot 28, Concession 7, Township of Hamilton, County of Northumberland. From June 27 to August 27, 1905, Benson completed the ill-fated 1903 Labrador expedition of her late husband, Leonidas Hubbard Jr., a distance of 576 miles from the Northwest River to Ungava Bay. Her maps, accepted by the American Geographical Society, were some of the first to record the Naskaupi River and George River systems. In 1908, she published an account of her trip, A Woman's Way Through Unknown Labrador. Later she remarried, had three children and moved to England where she died.

Erected 1996 by Township of Hamilton, Ontario Heritage Foundation, Cobourg & District Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Women. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.

Location. 44° 4.665′ N, 78° 17.065′ W. Marker is near Campbellcroft, Ontario, in Northumberland County.

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It is on Cavan Road 0.2 kilometers east of Little Road North, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7630 Cavan Road, Campbellcroft ON L1A 3V6, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Kawarthas Northumberland Area

and in Eastern 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 11 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gore’s Landing (approx. 6.2 kilometers away); Gore’s Landing Dock (approx. 6.4 kilometers away); Harris Burial Ground - Susanna Moody Home (approx. 7.3 kilometers away); Mount Ararat (approx. 9.6 kilometers away); Gravesite of German Workers (approx. 9.6 kilometers away); Hope Chapel (approx. 10.3 kilometers away); Sgt. Edward Edwin Dodds (approx. 10.3 kilometers away); Harwood (approx.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, June 7, 2025

2. Mina Benson Marker

10.8 kilometers away).

1901

3. Mina Benson Hubbard, 1901

Source: Wikipedia (Memorial University NL, public domain)

Map created by Mina Benson Hubbard in 1908 flowing her expedition to Labrador image. Click for full size.

4. Map created by Mina Benson Hubbard in 1908 flowing her expedition to Labrador

Source: Canadian Encyclopedia (Memorial University, NL, public domain)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 143 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 9, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.