Warkworth in Trent Hills in Northumberland County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

J.D. Kelly 1862-1958

Photographed by Tim Boyd, June 8, 2025

1. J.D. Kelly 1862-1958 Marker

Inscription. John David Kelly, a gifted painter and illustrator, is best-known for his meticulously researched paintings depicting important events in Canadas history. Many of Kelly's paintings and sketches were commissioned for reproduction and were widely distributed. The artist was born at Gore's Landing in 1862 and grew up in Percy Township. He graduated from the Ontario School of Art in 1882, contributed to the noted calendars of the Toronto Art League, and was active in the Graphic Arts Club and the Ontario Society of Artists. Kelly's historical painting is represented in the collection of the Art Gallery of Ontario.

Erected by Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.

Location. 44° 12.077′ N, 77° 53.384′ W. Marker is in Trent Hills, Ontario, in Northumberland County. It is in Warkworth. It is at the intersection of Old Hastings Road and Mill Street, on the left when traveling north on Old Hastings

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Road. The marker is in Mill Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 23 Old Hastings Road, Trent Hills ON K0K 3K0, 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 14 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Warkworth Cheese Country (within shouting distance of this marker); The Founding of Hastings (approx. 13.1 kilometers away); Hastings Cenotaph (approx. 13.2 kilometers away); Old Mill Park (approx. 13.8 kilometers away); Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site of Canada (approx. 13.9 kilometers away); Alderville Manual Labour School / L’École de Travaux Manuels D’Alderville (approx. 14 kilometers away); Alderville Indian Reserve 1837-1987

Photographed by Tim Boyd, June 8, 2025

2. J.D. Kelly 1862-1958 Marker

(approx. 14 kilometers away); Founders of Campbellford (approx. 14 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Trent Hills.

“Push on, brave York!” painting, 1896, by J.D. Kelly image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J.D. Kelly, 1896

3. “Push on, brave York!” painting, 1896, by J.D. Kelly

Depicting the death of Gen. Isaac Brock at the Battle of Queenston Heights Source: Library and Archives Canada (public archives)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 129 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 14, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.