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. 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.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Historic Sites and Monuments Board series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.

Location. 42° 19.56′ N, 83° 0.707′ W. Marker is in Windsor, Ontario, in Essex County. It is on Riverside Drive East west of Walker Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map.

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Marker is at or near this postal address: 1812 Riverside Dr E, Windsor ON N8Y 1A7, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Southwest Ontario Area

and in Southwestern Ontario.

It is also 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 2 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hull's Landing 1812 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Windsor Ford Strike of 1945 / La Grève Ford-Windsor de 1945 (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Chapman Abraham / Jewish Soldiers in the Civil War (approx. 1.3 kilometers away in the U.S.); The Black Presence in Detroit (approx. 1.3 kilometers away in the U.S.); Glimpses of Detroit's Riverfront History (approx. 1.4 kilometers away in the U.S.); Japanese Cherry Trees (approx. 1.4 kilometers away in the U.S.); Peter Wetherill Stroh (approx. 1.6 kilometers away in the

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 9, 2010

2. Hiram Walker Marker

View of historical marker in front of the Wiser's, Canadian Whisky Canadien, business complex.

U.S.); WGPR-TV (approx. 1.7 kilometers away in the U.S.). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Windsor.

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 1,229 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 30, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.