Spencerville in Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

The Founding of Spencerville

Photographed by Kevin Craft, October 14, 2015

1. The Founding of Spencerville Marker

Inscription. By 1821 Peleg Spencer was operating a grist-mill and sawmill on the South Nation River on a Clergy Lot he had leased in 1817, having previously owned a sawmill on the site from 1811 till 1814. David Spencer, son of Peleg, took over the mills in 1822 and patented the mill lot in 1831. By 1828 an inn was located near "Spencer's Mills" and a settlement developed. David Spencer had a village plot surveyed in the 1840's and a post-office, called "Spencerville", had been opened by October, 1846. In 1851 the village number to some 250 inhabitants with a tannery and other industries, as well as Spencer's mills, which were later rebuilt in stone across the river.

Erected by Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1821.

Location. 44° 50.536′ N, 75° 32.877′ W. Marker is in Spencerville, Ontario, in Leeds and Grenville United Counties. It is at the intersection of Centre Street and Murray Street, on the right when traveling west on Centre Street. Marker is in front of the Township hall of Edwardsburgh/Cardinal.

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Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 18 Centre Street, Spencerville ON K0E 1X0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Ontario

and specifically in Southeastern 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 14 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Township Hall Clock (within shouting distance of this marker); Spencerville Riverside Park (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Roebuck Indian Village Site (approx. 5.4 kilometers away); Fort de Levis (approx. 12.6 kilometers away); Eastern Ontario's First Court House and Gaol (approx. 12.6 kilometers away); Johnstown 1789 (approx. 12.6 kilometers away); Prescott Cemetery Gates (approx. 13.9 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Spencerville.

Wideview of The Founding of Spencerville Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Craft, October 14, 2015

2. Wideview of The Founding of Spencerville Marker

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 11, 2022

3. The Founding of Spencerville Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 722 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 26, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. 3. submitted on March 19, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.