Prescott in Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Grand Trunk Railway Prescott

Prescott

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Le Chemin De Fer Du Grand Tronc

Prescott

Grand Trunk Railway Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Craft, August 5, 2011

1. Grand Trunk Railway Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

The Grand Trunk was incorporated in 1853 to run from Sarnia to Portland, Maine. Although it took over existing lines, new ones had to be built, including sections of the key Toronto to Montréal line completed by the noted English engineering firm of Peto, Brassey, Jackson and Betts in 1856. The Prescott station, built about 1855, is a typical example of the smaller stations erected by this firm for the Grand Trunk Railway. Influenced by English designs, the station is an enduring monument to early Canadian railway enterprise.

Devant relier Sarnia à Portland (Maine), le Grand Tronc fut le premier chemin de fer interprovincial au Canada. Même s'il comptait déjà un certain nombre de tronçons au moment de son incorporation en 1853, il fallut en aménager d'autres, notamment le long du réseau principal Toronto-Montréal. Cette entreprise fut confiée en 1856 à la firme anglaise de Peto, Brassey, Jackson et Betts. La gare de Prescott est un exemple des petites gares construites par cette compagnie pour le Grand Tronc. D'inspiration anglaise, la gare perpétue toutefois le souvenir des débuts de l'entreprise des chemins

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de fer au Canada.

Erected 1982 by Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Historic Sites and Monuments Board series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.

Location. 44° 42.656′ N, 75° 31.47′ W. Marker is in Prescott, Ontario, in Leeds and Grenville United Counties. It is at the intersection of Railway Avenue and St-Lawrence Street, on the right when traveling west on Railway Avenue. Marker is attached to the old Grand Trunk Railway Station, to the right of the entrance. The station now houses the Greenville County Historical Society. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 Railway Avenue, Prescott ON K0E 1T0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Ontario

and specifically in Southeastern 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 walking distance of this marker: Parish of St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Harry Horwood (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Grenville College (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Prescott, Ontario (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); War Memorial (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); The Prescott People's Place (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Glasgow, Smyth Building

Photographed by Kevin Craft, August 5, 2011

2. Grand Trunk Railway Marker

(approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Sir Richard William Scott (approx. 0.8 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Prescott.

Regarding Grand Trunk Railway Prescott / Le Chemin De Fer Du Grand Tronc. The Former Grand Trunk Railway Station is a one-storey, ashlar masonry railway station built in 1855. It is the largest of nine surviving, mid-19th-century, GTR stations in Ontario, the only one to retain all four of its chimneys. It is an example of a Type A, first class GTR station. Its Italianate style and stone construction are characteristic of first-generation GTR stations. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1973.

Grand Trunk (Prescott) Railway station image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Craft, August 5, 2011

3. Grand Trunk (Prescott) Railway station

circa c.1905

4. Grand Trunk (Prescott) Railway station

Grand Trunk Railway Depot and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2024

5. Grand Trunk Railway Depot and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2011, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 1,292 times since then and 34 times this year. Last updated on September 10, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 7, 2011, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. 5. submitted on March 12, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

Grand Trunk Railway Prescott

Prescott

⎯⎯⎯Le Chemin De Fer Du Grand Tronc

Prescott

⎯⎯⎯
Le Chemin De Fer Du Grand Tronc