Stratford in Perth County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Site of First Canada Company Mill

Photographed by Tim Boyd, May 28, 2026

1. Site of First Canada Company Mill Marker

Inscription.
Site of first mill built for the Canada Company
1832
Operated by water power

Erected 1932 by Public Utilities Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.

Location. 43° 22.334′ N, 80° 59.013′ W. Marker is in Stratford, Ontario, in Perth County. It is on York Street 0.1 kilometers west of Erie Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 30 York Street, Stratford ON N5A 1A1, 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 walking distance of this marker: Stratford Festival of Canada (within shouting distance of this marker);

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The Stratford War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Saving of the Stratford Parks (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Huron Street Bridge 1885 (about 120 meters away); The Shakespearean Gardens (about 120 meters away); The Freeman Memorial Fountain (about 120 meters away); The Founding of Stratford / La Fondation de Stratford (about 120 meters away); The Freeland Fountain (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stratford.

Also see . . . The Canada Company (Streets of Stratford).

This is not of Stratford itself, but The Canada Company and its activities, that include surveying this part of the country, and laying out farm lots, town sites, and roads, is very definitely a big part of Stratford's early history. This was all accomplished at the urging of "Tiger" Dunlop, that the Canada Company bought the "Huron Tract," comprising 1,100,000 acres, most of which is now southwestern Ontario (the present Perth, Huron, Middlesex, and Lambton Counties).

(Submitted on June 5, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)

Photographed by Tim Boyd, May 28, 2026

2. Site of First Canada Company Mill Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 5, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.