Long Branch in Toronto, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

The Toronto Purchase

Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 7, 2026

1. The Toronto Purchase Marker

Inscription. In August, 1788, Alexander Aitkin commenced the survey of the western boundary of the lands purchased from the Mississauga Indians near here, at the mouth of Etobicoke Creek.

Erected 1988 by Etobicoke Historical Board.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Political Subdivisions. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1788.

Location. 43° 35.194′ N, 79° 32.601′ W. Marker is in Toronto, Ontario. It is in Long Branch. It can be reached from Forty Second Street. The Marker is in Marie Curtis Park, near the main parking lot approx. 170 metres from the park entrance on Forty Second Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 Forty Second Street, Toronto ON M8W 1C3, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Toronto

and on the Golden Horseshoe.

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,

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: Hurricane Hazel

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(here, next to this marker); Marie Curtis Park (here, next to this marker); Canada’s First Aerodrome (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); Sir Adam Beck School and the Summer of ‘36 (approx. 1.7 kilometers away); The O’Connor-Lafferty House (approx. 2.5 kilometers away); Long Branch Race Track (approx. 2.6 kilometers away); New Toronto Filtration Plant/Lakeshore Pumping Station (approx. 3.4 kilometers away); Bell Telephone Company Building (approx. 3.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toronto.

Also see . . . Toronto Purchase (Wikipedia). Overview:

The Toronto Purchase was the sale of lands in the Toronto area from the Mississaugas of New Credit to the British crown. An initial, disputed, agreement was made in 1787, in exchange for various items. The agreement was revisited in 1805, intended to clarify the area purchased. The agreement remained in dispute for over 200 years until 2010, when a settlement for the land was made between the Government of Canada and the Mississaugas for the land and other lands in the area.

(Submitted on September 11, 2026.)

Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 7, 2026

2. The Toronto Purchase Marker

Centre of photo

Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 7, 2026

3. The Toronto Purchase Marker

The second marker from the right

Plan of the Toronto Purchase, 1788 image. Click for full size.

September 11, 2026

4. Plan of the Toronto Purchase, 1788

City of Toronto Archives (public domain)

The mouth of Etobicoke Creek in 2026 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 7, 2026

5. The mouth of Etobicoke Creek in 2026

Today part of Marie Curtis Park

Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 11, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.