Brockville in Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
George Chaffey
1848 - 1932
Photographed By Kevin Craft, August 4, 2015
1. George Chaffey Marker
Inscription.
George Chaffey. Born at Brockville, Canada West, Chaffey became a shipbuilder on the Great Lakes and the inventor of a new type of propeller. Subsequently he went to California where, in partnership with his brother, he built a model irrigation project and founded the city of Ontario. At the request of Alfred Deakin, later Prime Minister of Australia, Chaffey went to that continent in 1886 where he began irrigated fruit production in the Murray Valley. By proving that irrigation was practical, Chaffey was largely responsible for the successful development of the fruit industry in Australia.
Born at Brockville, Canada West, Chaffey became a shipbuilder on the Great Lakes and the inventor of a new type of propeller. Subsequently he went to California where, in partnership with his brother, he built a model irrigation project and founded the city of Ontario. At the request of Alfred Deakin, later Prime Minister of Australia, Chaffey went to that continent in 1886 where he began irrigated fruit production in the Murray Valley. By proving that irrigation was practical, Chaffey was largely responsible for the successful development of the fruit industry in Australia.
Erected 1958 by Ontario Archaeological and Historic Sites Board.
Location. 44° 35.463′ N, 75° 40.714′ W. Marker is in Brockville, Ontario, in Leeds and Grenville United Counties. Marker can be reached from Water Street East. Marker is located on the waterfront in Centeen Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 55 Water Street East, Brockville ON K6V 1A3, Canada. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . Wikipedia - George Chaffey. (Submitted on August 11, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec.)
Photographed By Kevin Craft, August 4, 2015
2. Wideview of George Chaffey Marker
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