Wingham in Huron County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

“A Glimpse of the Past”

Photographed by Tim Boyd, July 4, 2025

1. “A Glimpse of the Past” Marker

Inscription. The Grand Trunk Railway (GTR) operated two of the three rail lines coming Into Wingham. The two GTR lines connected Wingham to London, Toronto, Kincardine and Palmerston, while the Canadian Pacific Rail (CPR) line was used to ship passengers and goods to Teeswater, Toronto and beyond.

The mills and factories of the day, such as Howson & Howson, The Western Foundry, Walker & Clegg Wingham Tannery & Glove Works and C. Lloyd & Son Ltd., shipped their products across Canada via the railway: agricultural produce, stoves, furniture, gloves and doors.

Trains were not the only way to travel at this time. In 1911 Richard Clegg hired Bill Lepard to build a car using standard auto parts and a car body made at the Walker & Clegg Furniture Factory. Clegg drove the “Wingham Car” until his death in 1918.

Today the rail beds provide residents and visitors with many walking paths, where quiet reigns and the train's whistle is only a ghost of a memory.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.

Location. 43° 53.239′ N, 81° 18.742′ W.

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Marker is in Wingham, Ontario, in Huron County. It is on Josephine Street 0.1 kilometers north of John Street West, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 280 Josephine Street, Wingham ON N0G 2W0, Canada. Touch for directions.

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 18 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: George Agnew Reid (a few steps from this marker); The Founding of Wingham (within shouting distance of this marker); Alice Munro (within shouting distance of this marker); W. T. (Doc) Cruickshank (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Olympian Jennie Fletcher (approx. 12.5 kilometers away); Teeswater Cenotaph (approx. 12.6 kilometers away); The Founding of Teeswater

Photographed by Tim Boyd, July 4, 2025

2. “A Glimpse of the Past” Marker

(approx. 12.6 kilometers away); The Founding of Brussels (approx. 16.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wingham.

Wingham Grand Trunk Railway station, 1911 image. Click for full size.

3. Wingham Grand Trunk Railway station, 1911

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Credits. This page was last revised on July 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 91 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 18, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.