Gores Landing in Northumberland County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Gore’s Landing

Photographed by Tim Boyd, June 7, 2025

1. Gore’s Landing Marker

Inscription. Named after Thomas S. Gore, an Irishman who settled in this vicinity in 1845, the village of Gore's Landing prospered for a time as the terminal point of a plank road constructed from Cobourg to Rice Lake 1847-48. Among the well known residents of Gore's Landing were: Archibald Lampman (1860-1899), noted poet; Derwyn I. Owen (1876-1947), Anglican Primate of All Canada from 1934-1947, J. D. Kelly (1862-1958). historical artist, and Gerald S. Hayward (1845-1926), a painter of miniatures who won acclaim in the U.S, and Britain. Hayward contributed to the building of the present St. George's Anglican Church, constructed of stone in 1908 to replace the wooden church erected 1846-43, and is buried in the adjacent cemetery.

Erected by Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1845.

Location. 44° 7.224′ N, 78° 14.045′ W. Marker is in Gores Landing, Ontario, in Northumberland

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County. It is on Plank Road 0.2 kilometers north of Rice Lake Scenic Drive, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5283 Plank Road, Gores Landing ON K0K 2E0, 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 16 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gore’s Landing Dock (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Mount Ararat (approx. 4 kilometers away); Gravesite of German Workers (approx. 4 kilometers away); Harwood (approx. 4.8 kilometers away); Mina Benson (1870-1956) (approx. 6.2 kilometers away); Harris Burial Ground - Susanna Moody Home (approx. 12.5 kilometers away); Alderville First Nation Cenotaph

Photographed by Tim Boyd, June 7, 2025

2. Gore’s Landing Marker

(approx. 15 kilometers away); a different marker also named Alderville First Nation Cenotaph (approx. 15 kilometers away).

Gore’s Landing and the Plank Road, 1880 image. Click for full size.

3. Gore’s Landing and the Plank Road, 1880

Historical Atlas of Durham and Northumberland Counties, 1878 (McGill University)

Gore’s Landing in 2025 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, June 7, 2025

4. Gore’s Landing in 2025

Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 203 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 12, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.