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St. Catharines in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
 

Harriet Tubman Public School Time Capsule

 
 
Harriet Tubman Public School Time Capsule - Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin Westell, May 9, 2026
1. Harriet Tubman Public School Time Capsule - Marker
Inscription. Harriet Tubman Public School

This time capsule celebrates the Harriet Tubman Public School Grand Opening on May 13th, 2016

It is to be opened again in 50 years.
 
Erected 2016.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Time Capsules series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2016.
 
Location. 43° 10.12′ N, 79° 14.91′ W. Marker is in St. Catharines, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is on Henry St. The marker is on a wall inside a tiny courtyard, east of the school parking lot, beside a Harriet Tubman statue. (It is "outside the fence", so people can visit it without intruding into the children space.). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 84 Henry St, St Catharines ON, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Golden Horseshoe and in Niagara Canada. 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,
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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: St. Catharines Armoury (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Serving Canada for 200 Years The Lincoln and Welland Regiment (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Colonel Graham Thomson Lyall, V.C. 1892-1941 (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); St. Catharines - The "Modern" Automobile City (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Harriet Tubman (c. 1822-1913) (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Salem Chapel, British Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Harriet Ross Tubman c. 1820-1913 (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); The British Methodist Episcopal Church circa 1855 (approx. 0.8 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Catharines.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. St. Catharines (was approx. 0.8 kilometers away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Harriet Tubman Public School Time Capsule - Marker in context image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin Westell, May 9, 2026
2. Harriet Tubman Public School Time Capsule - Marker in context
Photo faces north. The parking lot is out-of-frame left.
Harriet Tubman Public School Time Capsule - Marker in context image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin Westell, May 9, 2026
3. Harriet Tubman Public School Time Capsule - Marker in context
Photo faces east and south-east. From here, the marker is concealed, on the east (far) side of the wall to the right of Mrs. Tubman.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2026, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 9, 2026, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario.
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