Prescott in Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Major James Morrow Walsh 1840-1905
Photographed By Kevin Craft, August 4, 2015
1. Major James Morrow Walsh Marker
Inscription.
Major James Morrow Walsh 1840-1905. . Born and educated in Prescott, Walsh was trained at military schools at Kingston and by 1873 had attained the rank of Major in the militia. In that year he was commissioned in the newly formed North-West Mounted Police. While in charge at Fort Walsh, in present-day Saskatchewan, he became known for his influence and friendship with Sitting Bull, chief of the approximately 5,000 Sioux who sought refuge in Canada 1876-77, and for his role in the negotiations for their return to the United States. Walsh retired in 1883 but fourteen years later, at the height of the Klondike gold rush, he was appointed first Commissioner of the Yukon and Superintendent of the North-West Mounted Police there. In 1898 he retired to his home in Brockville.
Born and educated in Prescott, Walsh was trained at military schools at Kingston and by 1873 had attained the rank of Major in the militia. In that year he was commissioned in the newly formed North-West Mounted Police. While in charge at Fort Walsh, in present-day Saskatchewan, he became known for his influence and friendship with Sitting Bull, chief of the approximately 5,000 Sioux who sought refuge in Canada 1876-77, and for his role in the negotiations for their return to the United States. Walsh retired in 1883 but fourteen years later, at the height of the Klondike gold rush, he was appointed first Commissioner of the Yukon and Superintendent of the North-West Mounted Police there. In 1898 he retired to his home in Brockville.
Erected by Archaeological and Historic Sites Board, Archives of Ontario.
Location. 44° 42.642′ N, 75° 30.678′ W. Marker is in Prescott, Ontario, in Leeds and Grenville United Counties. Marker is at the intersection of Water Street and East Street on Water Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Prescott ON K0E 1T0, Canada. Touch for directions.
Additional keywords. Sandra S. Lawn Harbour and Marina
Photographed By Kevin Craft, August 4, 2015
2. Wideview of Major James Morrow Walsh Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 304 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 10, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
