Rockway in Kitchener in Waterloo Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
The Rockery
Photographed by Jim Marsh, July 27, 2026
1. The Rockery Marker
In 1930, The Rockery was built by local relief workers during the Great Depression. Two thousand tons of limestone rocks were shipped from Sheffield, Ontario and unloaded from the electric train tracks that once ran beside King Street. The design mirrors Canada's geography from Newfoundland to British Columbia. One cascade, with five pods, represents The Great Lakes and another cascade represents Winnipeg, Great Bear, and Great Slave Lakes. Once the rocks were in place and the gardens developed, this eastern entrance to Kitchener became known as Rockway. The rocks and the design of The Rockery are unique to Kitchener, as there are no other similar rock formations in the area. The Rockery is listed as a Cultural Heritage Landscape.
garden Kitchener
Kitchener Horticultural Society
Rockway Gardens
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1930.
Location. 43° 26.296′ N, 80° 27.87′ W. Marker is in Kitchener, Ontario, in Waterloo Region. It is in Rockway. It is on Floral Crescent, on
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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 Ruperts Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rockway Gardens (within shouting distance of this marker); Bishop Benjamin Eby, 1785-1853 (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); Site of the First Church in Waterloo County (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Kitchener Cenotaph (approx. 2.3 kilometers away); Waterloo County Registry Office (approx. 2.3 kilometers away); Waterloo County (approx. 2.4 kilometers away); World Trade Center (approx. 2.4 kilometers away); William Lyon Mackenzie King, 1874-1950 (approx. 2.4 kilometers
Photographed by Jim Marsh, July 27, 2026
2. The Rockery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2026, by Jim Marsh of Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 27, 2026, by Jim Marsh of Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
