Hillsdale in Springwater in Simcoe County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Hamilton Inn

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 21, 2026

1. Hamilton Inn Marker

Inscription. This cairn marks the site of the Hamilton Inn where the first meeting of the Flos Township council was held on June 4, 1854.

This was a stage-coach hostelry on the Old Penetanguishene Road, being one of the original 37 wayside taverns situated between Barrie and Penetanguishene on this road.

Erected 1968 by The Simcoe County Tourist and Industrial Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1854.

Location. 44° 35.461′ N, 79° 46.775′ W. Marker is in Springwater, Ontario, in Simcoe County. It is in Hillsdale. It is on Penetanguishene Road 2 kilometers south of Moonstone Road (County Road 19), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4964 Penetanguishene Road, Springwater ON L0L 1V0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Ontario Cottage Country

and specifically in Georgian Bay Country.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

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in the Western World,

and in 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 16 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Heritage & Rural Tay (approx. 6.5 kilometers away); Simcoe County a Leader in Forestry (approx. 11.1 kilometers away); Hendrie Forest (approx. 11.1 kilometers away); Franz Johnston (approx. 14.1 kilometers away); Between 1830 & 1850 some 24 Negro Families Settled in Oro (approx. 15 kilometers away); The African Methodist Episcopal Church of Oro / L'Église African Methodist Episcopal d'Oro (approx. 15 kilometers away); Black Pioneers Memorial (approx. 15 kilometers away); War of 1812 Veteran / Vétéran de la guerre de 1812 (approx. 15 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Springwater.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 221/2026

2. Hamilton Inn Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 12 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 24, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.