Windsor in Essex County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Hiram Walker
1816 - 1899
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 9, 2010
1. Hiram Walker Marker
Inscription.
Hiram Walker. Massachusetts born, Hiram Walker had by the 1850s become a successful general merchant, distiller and grain dealer in Detroit. After Michigan adopted prohibition in 1855 he acquired land across the river in Canada where he established a distillery and mill which became the nucleus of the company town of Walkerville. Soon the Walker enterprises had expanded to include cattle finishing (using distillery wastes), a river ferry, and a railway to transport the company's products. Although Walker himself lived in Canada only from 1859 to 1864, he played an important role in the economic development of western Ontario.
Massachusetts born, Hiram Walker had by the 1850s become a successful general merchant, distiller and grain dealer in Detroit. After Michigan adopted prohibition in 1855 he acquired land across the river in Canada where he established a distillery and mill which became the nucleus of the company town of Walkerville. Soon the Walker enterprises had expanded to include cattle finishing (using distillery wastes), a river ferry, and a railway to transport the company's products. Although Walker himself lived in Canada only from 1859 to 1864, he played an important role in the economic development of western Ontario.
Erected 1975 by Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
Location. 42° 19.56′ N, 83° 0.707′ W. Marker is in Windsor, Ontario, in Essex County. Marker is on Riverside Drive East west of Walker Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1812 Riverside Dr E, Windsor ON N8Y 1A7, Canada. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies.
View of historical marker in front of the Wiser's, Canadian Whisky Canadien, business complex.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 9, 2010
3. Hiram Walker Marker
View looking northeast of historical marker in front of the Wiser's, Canadian Whisky Canadien, business complex.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 9, 2010
4. Hiram Walker Marker
View of historical marker looking northwest.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,017 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 30, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.