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

Frederick Arthur Verner

1836 - 1928

Photographed by Tim Boyd, July 10, 2026

1. Frederick Arthur Verner Marker

Inscription. Verner was born at Sheridan, Halton County, and educated at Guelph. In 1856 he went to England to study art. Returning to Toronto he established his first studio in 1862. Like his older contemporary, Paul Kane, Verner travelled through the West, recording the life of the plains Indians and painting the great buffalo herds. An early member of the Ontario Society of Artists, he was later elected to the Royal Canadian Academy. He lived in England after 1880, but returned to Canada on painting trips. Verner is represented in the National Gallery of Canada by several works, including a portrait of Sir John A. Macdonald

Erected 1970 by Archeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1856.

Location. 43° 28.2′ N, 79° 42.127′ W. Marker is in Oakville, Ontario, in Halton Region. It is on Sheridan College Drive 0.4 kilometers west of Trafalgar Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker

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is at or near this postal address: 208 Martindale Avenue, Oakville ON L6H 4K2, 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, 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 5 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Munn’s Methodist Chapel (1898) (approx. 2.4 kilometers away); Industrial Change 1810 to 1870 (approx. 2.5 kilometers away); Oakville’s First Industrial Era (approx. 2.5 kilometers away); The Oakville Basket Company (approx. 2.5 kilometers away); From Wheat to Strawberries (approx. 2.5 kilometers away); Jordan Munn House (approx. 2.6 kilometers away); Amos Biggar House (approx. 3.3 kilometers away); The Lorne Scots (approx. 3.4 kilometers away).

Photographed by Tim Boyd, July 10, 1966

2. Frederick Arthur Verner Marker

Facing west

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“Herd of Buffalo Watering” by Frederick Arthur Verner, 1883 image. Click for full size.

3. “Herd of Buffalo Watering” by Frederick Arthur Verner, 1883

Public Domain

Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 10, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.