Downtown in Peterborough, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Peterborough Canoe Company

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 9, 2026

1. Peterborough Canoe Company Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

The demise of the Ontario Canoe Company in 1892 left an expanding market open for new businesses such as the Peterborough Canoe Company. However, it appears that The Peterborough Canoe Co. was actually formed six weeks before The Ontario Canoe Co. fire by established businessman and friend of Ontario Canoe Co. founder, Henry Calcutt. Based on the modest initial investment on record, historians believe that the founders did not plan to build, but to buy an existing factory. Under the new name of the Peterborough Canoe Co., James Rogers (former owner of the Ontario Canoe Co.) would be free of past debts and could start fresh with long time military allies Calcutt and E. B. Edwards. With this knowledge, it is possible that a disgruntled creditor was the arsonist who caused the Ontario Canoe Co. fire. The fire postponed the establishment of the Peterborough Canoe Co. as they had to scramble to find additional investors, but the Peterborough Canoe Co. still successfully opened on February 15th, 1893.

Avec la destruction du Ontario Canoe Company en 1892 un marché nouvellement accessible aux

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autres entreprises, comme celle du Peterborough Canoe Company. Cependant, il semble que la Peterborough Canoe Company était fondé et ouvert par Henry Calcutt six semaines avant que le feu du Ontario Canoe Company as pris place. Fonder sur le modeste investissement initial documente, certains historiens croient que des fondeurs du Peterborough Canoe Co. n'ont pas planifié à construire une usine, mais espéraient acheter une usine déjà établie. Sous le nom de Peterborough Canoe Co., James Rogers (l'ancien propriétaire de Ontario Canoe Co.) serais libres d'éviter des dettes et pourrait commencer de nouveaux avec ses amis, Calcutt et E.B. Edwards. Avec ceci en tête, c'est possible qu'un des créancier on commencé le feu qui a détruit Ontario Canoe Company. Le feu a retardé l'ouverture du Peterborough Canoe Co. puisqu'ils ont dû se précipiter à trouver plus d'investisseurs la dernière minute, mais le Peterborough Canoe Co. réussit à ouvrir à temps le 15 Février, 1893.

[Illustration reads]
A sketch of the Peterborough Canoe Company factory

For more information on our Canoe City Walking Tour,
visit www.canoemuseum.ca

Erected 2017

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 9, 2026

2. Peterborough Canoe Company Marker

by The Canadian Canoe Museum/Le Musée canadien du Canot.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is February 15, 1893.

Location. 44° 18.151′ N, 78° 19.128′ W. Marker is in Peterborough, Ontario. It is in Downtown. It is on Water Street north of King Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 290 Water Street, Peterborough ON K9J 3C7, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 walking distance of this marker: Scott's Mills 1820 (here, next to this marker); Otonabee River Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); Millenium Walkway (within shouting distance of this marker); The River (within shouting distance of this

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marker); The Landscape (within shouting distance of this marker); In the Glacier's Wake (within shouting distance of this marker); The First Nations (within shouting distance of this marker); Full Circle (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Peterborough.

Also see . . .
1. Peterborough Canoe Company (The Wooden Canoe Museum). (Submitted on October 27, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Canadian Canoe Museum. (Submitted on October 27, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 27, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.