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

Marie Curtis Park

Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 7, 2026

1. Marie Curtis Park Marker

Inscription. Named in honour of Marie Curtis Reeve of Long branch to commemorate her outstanding contributions to municipal government in the Village of Long Branch and the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto from 1953 to 1962

Officially opened by Frederick G. Gardiner, Q.C., L.L.D.
Chairman Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto
June 5, 1959

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1959.

Location. 43° 35.195′ N, 79° 32.598′ 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 parking lot, approx. 150 metres from the entrance on Fourty 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,

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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: The Toronto Purchase (here, next to this marker); Hurricane Hazel (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.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 7, 2026

2. Marie Curtis Park Marker

Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 7, 2026

3. Marie Curtis Park Marker

The marker on the far left

Marie Curtis Park in 2026 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 7, 2026

4. Marie Curtis Park in 2026

Credits. This page was last revised on September 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 12, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.