Georgetown in Halton Hills in Halton Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Cedarvale Park

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 5, 2025

1. Cedarvale Park Marker

Inscription. In 1923, Cedar Vale Farm was the site of Canada's first international humanitarian resettlement effort, rescuing orphans of the Armenian Genocide. It later became a United Church girls' school.

Erected 2010 by Heritage Halton Hills.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Immigration. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.

Location. 43° 38.763′ N, 79° 55.069′ W. Marker is in Halton Hills, Ontario, in Halton Region. It is in Georgetown. It can be reached from Main Street S. The marker is in Cedarvale Park, near the intersection of Main Street South and Maple Avenue. It is at the east end of the parking lot, approximately 200 metres from the entrance on Main Street, attached to the current Maple Nursery School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 183 Main Street S, Halton Hills ON L7G 5S2, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Toronto,

specifically on the Golden Horseshoe,

in the Hamilton-Halton-Brant Area,

and specifically in the Toronto Metropolitan Area.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally,

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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 walking distance of this marker: The Georgetown Armenian Boys (here, next to this marker); The Georgetown Boys at Work and Play (here, next to this marker); The Armenian Boys’ Farm Home, Georgetown / Refuge Agricole des Garçons Arméniens, Georgetown (a few steps from this marker); Our Victory (Wartime) Housing Heritage (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Georgetown Lawn Bowling Club (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); The Hotel McGibbon (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Congregational Church (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Founding of Georgetown / Fondation de Georgetown (approx. 0.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Halton Hills.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 5, 2025

2. Cedarvale Park Marker

Former Cedar Vale Farm site, 2025 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 5, 2025

3. Former Cedar Vale Farm site, 2025

Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 80 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 12, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.