On Bronte Road, 0.1 kilometers north of Ontario Street, on the right when traveling east.
From the 1830s until after World War I, the Lake Ontario waterfront was busy with men mining the shallow waters for shale. Pried from the lake bottom, the blocks of shale were gathered on barges and then loaded onto stonehooking schooners for . . . — — Map (db m247158) HM
On Bronte Road, 0.1 kilometers north of Ontario Street, on the right when traveling east.
Between 1960 and 2000 yacht building flourished in Bronte and Oakville. In the 1970s as many as twenty major yachts a year were launched at Bronte Harbour.
Yacht manufacturers C&C, Ontario Yachts, Grampian and Bruckmann worked together with . . . — — Map (db m247157) HM
Near York Boulevard just north of Dundurn Street North, on the right when traveling north.
Politician, businessman, land speculator and soldier, Allan MacNab enjoyed a very public life. He was a successful lawyer and was appointed Upper Canada's first Queen's Counsel. In 1838 he was knighted for his role in suppressing the rebellion in . . . — — Map (db m66130) HM
On Stuart Street, 0.1 kilometers east of Bay Street North, on the right when traveling east.
[English] The former Customs House (1858-1860) is a fine example of the Italianate style of architecture which was popular in Canada from the 1840s through the 1870s. Inspired by Renaissance palazzi of Rome and Florence, Italianate buildings . . . — — Map (db m196259) HM
European settlement began here
in 1792 with William Davis (1741-1834),
a United Empire Loyalist
who left North Carolina to fight
alongside the British in the
American Revolution. Davis was
granted 2300 acres in Barton and
Saltfleet . . . — — Map (db m228834) HM
On Mountain Brow Boulevard, 0.2 kilometers south of Limeridge Road East, on the left when traveling south.
This milling stone is all that remains of Albion Mills.
The first mill, built about 1795 by Wm. Davis, contributed
to the area's economic development. Settlers came and
the land was cleared. Many of their early homes are
within a short . . . — — Map (db m228965) HM
On Wilson Street East, 0.1 kilometers west of Sulphur Springs Road, on the right when traveling east.
In 1791 James Wilson in partnership with Richard Beasley built a sawmill and a grist-mill on the site of this community. The mills were sold to Jean Baptiste Rousseaux (known as St. John) in 1794 and developed into a thriving pioneer enterprise. . . . — — Map (db m220193) HM
On Lions Club Road at Old Dundas Road on Lions Club Road.
Richard Hatt became one of the most influential men in this region. He emigrated from England in 1792 and worked in a store in Newark (Niagara). In 1795 he petitioned the government for land for himself, his siblings and father. They arrived in . . . — — Map (db m246663) HM
On John Street South at King Street East, on the right when traveling north on John Street South.
Sir John Morison Gibson
1842-1929
Lawyer, politician, and businessman, John Gibson was a tireless proponent of the economic advancement of Hamilton. Gibson's Hamilton-focused business interests
encompassed real estate development, . . . — — Map (db m227476) HM
On Mohawk Road West at West 5th Street, on the right when traveling west on Mohawk Road West.
William Terryberry
(1779-1847)
Since 1812, the name William Tenybeny has been associated with this section of Mohawk Road West. Having immigrated to the province of Upper Canada from the state of New Jersey, Terryberry purchased land along . . . — — Map (db m232325) HM
On Governor’s Road at Ogilvie Street when traveling west on Governor’s Road.
By 1799 the Morden family had a sawmill near this site
on Spencer Creek north of Dundas Street. They sold this
property in 1800 to Edward Peer who built a grist-mill
about 300 yards south-east, close to Dundas Street, and
adopted the name . . . — — Map (db m220819) HM
On Park Street West at Albert Street, on the right when traveling west on Park Street West.
This steam hammer, made by the John Bertram and Sons Co. Ltd of Dundas circa 1939, was bought second hand by Stelco of Hamilton in 1954. At that time, Bertram's was the largest employer in Dundas and had been at the forefront of machine tool . . . — — Map (db m246706) HM
On Albert Street at Park Street West, on the left when traveling north on Albert Street.
Richard Hatt was an ambitious English businessman who came to Dundas in 1801. The large milling complex he built at the junction of Governor's Road and Spencer Creek, known as the Dundas Mills, transformed the quiet valley into an industrial centre . . . — — Map (db m246745) HM
On Park Street West at Albert Street, on the right when traveling west on Park Street West.
This industrial punch was made by the John Bertram & Sons Co. Ltd, of Dundas and sold to the Goldie McCulloch Co. of Cambridge, Ontario in 1904. It is a multi-use machine designed for cutting, bending, and perforating metal materials.
Later . . . — — Map (db m246722) HM
On King Street East, 0.3 kilometers east of East Street North, on the right when traveling east.
Peter Desjardins made it his life's work to develop viable canal route from Lake Ontario to Dundas
Desjardins came to Canada from France in 1792. He settled in Dundas in 1805 where he became Richard Hatt's chief clerk, Hatt envisioned a . . . — — Map (db m226479) HM
On Crook’s Hollow Road, 1.5 kilometers west of Brock Road, on the right when traveling west.
The province's first paper mill began operations in 1826.
Situated about 150 yards downstream from here, it was owned by James Crooks (1778-1860), one of Upper Canada's most successful entrepreneurs. On four hundred acres of land purchased here . . . — — Map (db m223079) HM
In the early 1800s, city promoters campaigned vigorously to bring a railway to Hamilton. In 1849, local industry and municipal government backed the construction of the Great Western Railway (GWR).
The first train left Hamilton on November . . . — — Map (db m235062) HM
On Bay Street South at Main Street West, on the right when traveling north on Bay Street South.
1887 1987 2087
Engineering Centennial Commemorative Plaque and Time Capsule
This monument has been erected by the Hamilton Section of
the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering on behalf of all individuals and organizations . . . — — Map (db m235468) HM
On Mill Street South, 0.6 kilometers south of Dundas Street East (Highway 5), on the right when traveling south.
The Grindstone Creek valley near the falls was a busy milling area during the 1800's.
"Shortly after 1805, Alexander Brown, who had received the original land grant from the Crown, built a simple saw mill above the falls not far from where you . . . — — Map (db m247164) HM
On Barton Street East at Sandford Avenue North, on the right when traveling west on Barton Street East.
This land was occupied by various indigenous groups, including the Chonnonton Nation, meaning people who tend deer'. They were known by their neighbours as the 'Attiuoindaron' and by the French as the Neutrals.
United Empire Loyalist Colonel . . . — — Map (db m220755) HM
On Burlington Street West at MacNab Street North, on the right when traveling west on Burlington Street West.
The Burlington Glass Works, formerly situated here, was one of the most important 19th century glass houses in Canada in terms of the variety and quality of its production. From 1874 to about 1897 skilled artisans produced lamps, tablewares and . . . — — Map (db m220301) HM
On Woodward Avenue, 0.3 kilometers south of Nikola Tesla Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
The Hamilton Waterworks
This dignified building, reminiscent of the style of a Roman aqueduct, houses one of Canada's greatest surviving engineering achievements of the mid-19th century, the Hamilton Waterworks. Built between 1857 . . . — — Map (db m227140) HM
On Clairmont Access at Inverness Avenue west, on the right when traveling south on Clairmont Access.
By 1850, a four storey building called the Mountain View Hotel was erected on this site. Its proximity to the escarpment's edge provided an unobstructed view of the city, harbour and lake. Two hundred pine steps at the base of the escarpment . . . — — Map (db m226084) HM
On Fennell Avenue West at West 5th Street, on the right when traveling west on Fennell Avenue West.
The Honourable Isaac Buchanan and Auchmar
Isaac Buchanan was born in 1810 in Glasgow into a family that owned the Auchmar estate on the shores of Loch Lomond. At the age of 19 he was sent to Montreal to open a branch of an importing firm. . . . — — Map (db m225887) HM
On Locke Street North, 0.1 kilometers north of King Street West, on the left when traveling north.
Quick Facts: Two hotels patronized by users of Crystal Palace and Victoria Park
The opening of the Crystal Palace on the Victoria Park grounds in 1860 inspired West End population growth and the creation of new businesses. Two hotels were . . . — — Map (db m229384) HM
On Locke Street North, 0.2 kilometers north of King Street West, on the left when traveling north.
Quick Facts: Site of 1860, 1864, 1872 Provincial Expositions - Queen Victoria's Jubilee
Built in 1860 to host the Provincial Exposition, the Crystal Palace was constructed on a 22 acre site as a modern facility capable of hosting the fair. The . . . — — Map (db m228564) HM
On Waterfront Trail, on the right when traveling west.
The Mississaugas (Anishinaabe Peoples) have lived in the Niagara and Great Lakes region since the late 17th century. Known as Head-of-the-Lake on the North shore of Lake Ontario, this site was a strategic communication and trade junction. A . . . — — Map (db m246969) HM
On Strathcona Avenue North at King Street West, on the right when traveling north on Strathcona Avenue North.
Quick Facts: Family business 1875-1963 - George R. Allan School, Westdale testing grounds
The name "Hand" is synonymous with fireworks in Canada and
North America. In 1872 William Hand arrived in Newark, New
Jersey from Hereford, England. . . . — — Map (db m229623) HM
On Florence street at Inchbury Street, on the left when traveling west on Florence street.
Quick Facts: Family business started in 1868 - Employed 100 - Demolished in 1972
In 1868, Semmens and Sons was a family-owned building firm, located on the east side of Sophia Street (Strathcona Avenue North), north of Florence Street. By . . . — — Map (db m229476) HM
On Concession Street, 0.1 kilometers east of East 43rd Street, on the left when traveling east.
John William Kerr emigrated from Ireland to Canada in the 1840s and settled a crown grant on the Hamilton Mountain in the 1850s. Kerr was made the first provincial fisheries overseer by royal warrant in 1864. From a telescope on the escarpment . . . — — Map (db m223692) HM
On West Street at Waterloo Street South, on the left when traveling west on West Street.
Goderich
Founded 1827 • Dedicated • Incorporated 1850
May 1, 2010
The Goderich Dominion Post Office and Customs Office was built in 1889-1890. The imposing grey stone Romanesque Revival building was designed by Thomas Fuller, Chief . . . — — Map (db m192987) HM
On King Street just east of Earl Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
In 1923, a garage was built here and an automobile sales and service was operated by "Dryden District Motors", "Dryden Motors", and "Dryden Service" respectively. Vernon Pronger rebuilt the building in 1938, and operated "Vernon's Grocery" here for . . . — — Map (db m243107) HM
On King Street just west of Whyte Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Born in Reston, Manitoba Sept. 20, 1920 and brought up in Treherne, Manitoba, Grant had a happy, busy childhood. When WWII started, Grant volunteered with the Air Force, serving in North Africa and England. He was on his way to the Pacific when the . . . — — Map (db m243231) HM
On Earl Avenue at West River Road (Duke Street) (Provincial Highway 594), on the right when traveling south on Earl Avenue.
Alan Durance left behind a legacy of accomplishments the likes of which most people only dream. It all began in 1919 at age 17 when he arrived from England with his parents and siblings and settled on a homestead farm two miles north of Dryden. . . . — — Map (db m243095) HM
On Whyte Avenue just south of King Street, on the right when traveling south.
Alex Wilson was a visionary and a man of many talents and accomplishments. He came to Canada with his Scottish parents at age eight. With a grade nine formal education, he began a life-long period of learning in the real world of the world's worst . . . — — Map (db m243269) HM
On West River Road (Duke Street) (Provincial Highway 594) at Earl Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West River Road (Duke Street).
The west shore of the river is about where nature made it. There was a waterfall where the dam and Duke Street Bridge are now, and an island at the east end of the present bridge. A second channel, also with a waterfall about where you are . . . — — Map (db m242997) HM
On West River Road (Duke Street) (Provincial Highway 594) at Earl Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West River Road (Duke Street).
Before World War II, most of the wood supply for the mill as well as the several saw mills which operated in Dryden was delivered by water. The wood was cut generally in the winter around the hundreds of miles of shore line of Lake Wabigoon and its . . . — — Map (db m242994) HM
Near Provincial Highway 17 at Florence Street, on the right when traveling south.
Dryden has been a center of the forest industry for over a century due to the availability of timber, its location on the Canadian Pacific Railroad and, before the existence of the power grid, the potential for power generation by the Wabigoon . . . — — Map (db m243085) HM
On King Street just east of Earl Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
In 1940, at the age of 21 years, Russell left Dryden to escape the great depression, and to join the Royal Canadian Regiment at London, Ontario. In 1943 he left the peaceful hills of England to land in Sicily as part of the British Army. When . . . — — Map (db m243258) HM
On West River Road (Duke Street) (Provincial Highway 594) just west of Earl Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Farmer, bush camp foreman, tugboat operator, retail lumberman, husband and father, fisherman, hunter, town councillor, mayor. George Rowat was part of a generation who started life in an era of great potential and who worked hard to build their . . . — — Map (db m243094) HM
On West River Road (Duke Street) (Provincial Highway 594) at Earl Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West River Road (Duke Street).
About 1885 gold was discovered at Goldrock on the northern tip of Upper Manitou Lake about 30 miles southeast of here. A townsite was laid out in 1898 which grew to a town of 500 by its peak in 1908. At that time there were 5 gold mines operating . . . — — Map (db m243000) HM
On Van Horne Avenue just north of King Street, on the right when traveling north.
Built in 1897 by J. S. McFadyenMr. McFadyen built several of the town’s early buildings including the first jail & council chamber in 1904. — — Map (db m243242) HM
On West River Road (Duke Street) (Provincial Highway 594) at Earl Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West River Road (Duke Street).
In the early 1900’s the best and strongest wrapping paper was made from Jack Pine using the Kraft process. The process used then required quantities of soap stone, and there are a number of soap stone mines in the Dryden area. The principal forest . . . — — Map (db m242993) HM
On West River Road (Duke Street) (Provincial Highway 594) at Earl Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West River Road (Duke Street).
For 20 years Dryden turned its back on its waterfront, and the river no longer played a central role in the lives of the town. The wood disappeared from the river, and the paper mill retreated from the waters edge. The dilapidated boathouses . . . — — Map (db m242996) HM
On King Street just east of Earl Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
This building was built in 1911 by postmistress, Mrs. Ida Smith. With Ida's death in 1921, her daughter Aldra became owner and postmistress. In 1926, Mr. John Harris became owner and postmaster. The post office was moved in 1939. Mr. & Mrs. . . . — — Map (db m243297) HM
On King Street at Earl Avenue, on the left when traveling west on King Street.
Dedicated in memory of William Jennings (Bill) Silver A papermaker of forty-eight years and husband of Edna Lillian Silver (nee Neely), Bill was a gentle and upright man who loved and supported his family and his community. The Silver family was . . . — — Map (db m243293) HM
Near Bernier Drive just south of Main Street South (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 17), on the right when traveling south.
Logging operations began locally in 1879 when demand for ties and lumber came with the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the area. As many as seven mills operated along the Rat Portage-Keewatin shore lines at one time employing 400 to . . . — — Map (db m245199) HM
On Matheson Street South just north of 2nd Street South (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 17), on the left when traveling north.
This mural was one of the first to be sponsored by a local businessman, the owner of this hotel. It shows a gentleman’s bar at the turn of the century, with woodcarving, elaborate glassware & formally dressed bartenders. Two players enjoy a card . . . — — Map (db m245377) HM
On First Street South just east of Main Street South (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 17), on the left when traveling east.
This was early frontier Kenora/Keewatin, and was named by the Ojibway people for the many muskrats inhabiting these waters. Venturing into this area were a number of fur traders employed by the Northwest Company and the Hudson’s Bay Company. They . . . — — Map (db m244996) HM
On Trans-Canada Highway (Provincial Highway 17) 0.4 kilometers east of Nethercutt Drive, on the right when traveling west.
On Old Fort Island a half mile north of here, the Hudson's Bay Company erected a stockaded fur trading post about 1836. This was the first known European structure within present Kenora. In 1861 the post was moved to the mainland, where it formed . . . — — Map (db m106495) HM
On Matheson Street South just south of First Street South, on the right when traveling south.
Created by Mike Svob of Coquitlam, British Columbia, the mural depicts the symbol of Canadian unification after confederation. The Canadian Pacific Railroad which was called “The National Dream” enabled all Canadians to travel from coast to coast . . . — — Map (db m245334) HM
Near Bernier Drive just south of Main Street South (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 17), on the right when traveling south.
The full name given in the charter is: “The Governor and Company of Adventurers of England, Trading into Hudson Bay”. The charter, granted by King Charles on May 2nd, 1670, gave the company “The Whole Trade of All Those Seas, Streights, and Bays, . . . — — Map (db m244997) HM
Near Lakeview Drive (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 17) 0.6 kilometers west of Bernier Drive (Veterans Drive), on the right when traveling west.
Who Was James McMillan?The namesake of the James McMillan tug boat — Mr. James A. McMillan — was a popular logging superintendent with the Ontario-Minnesota Pulp and Paper Company who died unexpectedly in 1942. McMillan was well . . . — — Map (db m245200) HM
On Main Street South (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 17) just south of McClellan Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Created by Joyce Kamikura of Richmond, British Columbia, the painting features one of the major boat manufacturing companies on the Lake of the Woods and was a landmark on the Kenora waterfront until the late 1960’s. The Clipper was powered by a . . . — — Map (db m245233) HM
Near Bernier Drive just south of Main Street South (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 17), on the right when traveling south.
Main Street, Rat Portage in 1870 was little more than a collection of buildings on the edge of the Lake. Frank Gardner's business establishment is clearly identified; a pioneer who was active for a further 65 years. Lower photo, taken in 1880 . . . — — Map (db m245198) HM
On Queen Street just west of Bagot Street, on the right when traveling west.
We are standing on a section of Queen Street that has a long history of civilian uses for housing, in close proximity to important military facilities. An early town graveyard still exists up the street next to St. Paul's Church.
The site is on . . . — — Map (db m144972) HM
On West Street just south of Bagot Street, on the right when traveling south.
English:
Early in his celebrated career the explorer La Salle played a principal role in the expansion of the French fur trade into the Lake Ontario region. In 1673 he arranged a meeting between Governor-General Frontenac, who . . . — — Map (db m141300) HM
Near Kelly Road close to Gum Bed Line, on the left when traveling south.
English
The presence of oil in this locality was observed by early travelers and by the pioneer farmers who used it for medical purposes. In 1858, near Oil Springs, James M. Williams dug the first oil well in Canada and later established a . . . — — Map (db m78424) HM
On Greenfield Street close to Petrolia Line, on the right when traveling south.
Following the discovery of oil at Oil Springs in 1857 prospectors extended their search to the entire township of Enniskillen. At the site of Petrolia, which contained two small settlements with post offices named Durance and Ennis, a well was . . . — — Map (db m78417) HM
On Bridge Street (County Highway 16A) at Water Street, on the right when traveling south on Bridge Street.
The sawmill and grist-mill completed here on the Mississippi River in 1823 by Daniel Shipman provided the nucleus around which a community known as Shipman's Mills had developed by 1824. About 1850 two town plots were laid out here - "Victoria" by . . . — — Map (db m104000) HM
On Mill Street at Almonte Street (County Highway 16), on the right when traveling west on Mill Street.
In 1857 James Rosamond built this mill on the Mississippi River, thereby firmly establishing the woollen industry in Almonte. An Irish-born entrepreneur, Rosamond was previously a resident of nearby Carleton Place where, in 1846, he had built one . . . — — Map (db m104009) HM
On Bridge Street at the Mississippi River, on the right when traveling south on Bridge Street.
Scottish born David Findlay arrived in Canada in 1858 and settled in Perth, Ontario. Finding little opportunity for working at his trade as a moulder, he left two years later for
Carleton Place. Walking the 21 miles with only $30 in . . . — — Map (db m234402) HM
On Flora Street at McRostie Street, on the right when traveling south on Flora Street.
The families of Edmond Morphy and William Moore became in 1819 the first settlers on the site of Carleton Place. About 1822 Hugh Boulton built a mill here on the Mississippi River which provided the nucleus around which a community, known as . . . — — Map (db m103985) HM
On Bridge Street at Lake Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Bridge Street.
This grand stone hotel at 7 Bridge Street was built on land originally deeded in 1824 to William Morphy, one of Carleton Place's original settlers. It was built by Napoleon Lavalee in 1872, who operated it as a hotel and a . . . — — Map (db m239904) HM
On Bridge Street, 0.1 kilometers south of Emily Street, on the left when traveling south.
The settlers who first received land grants within the present area of the Town of Carleton Place were four members of the family of Edmond Morphy and three members of the William Moore family. The Moore family's grant stretched from present-day . . . — — Map (db m234328) HM
On Basin Street at Tay Street, on the right when traveling north on Basin Street.
The Tay Basin is a central depot for water travel on the Tay. In its youth, it aspired to become a major port for shipping and receiving goods, as it was linked to the newly finished Rideau Canal. The Tay's snies, creeks and swamps were . . . — — Map (db m207906) HM
On Basin Street at Tay Street, on the right when traveling north on Basin Street.
Perth merchants regularly used the Tay Canal between 1834 and 1850. Potash, timber and local produce were shipped to Montreal, and dry goods and manufactured articles were imported.
But the canal steadily fell into disrepair as soon . . . — — Map (db m208017) HM
On Basin Street at Tay Street, on the right when traveling north on Basin Street.
In the wilderness of 19th century Upper Canada, transportation was the key to settlement, growth and prosperity. Waterways, modified with locks and canals, were seen as the solution to many transportation problems. A feverish era of . . . — — Map (db m208032) HM
On Basin Street at Tay Street, on the right when traveling north on Basin Street.
The landscape in the Tay Basin has changed dramatically over the years. It has gone from an early settlers' campground to shipping docks and from residential housing to a market square.
Once called Perth Landing, its docks bustled with . . . — — Map (db m207886) HM
On Mill Street just south of Market Street, on the right when traveling south.
The citizens of Perth are very fortunate to have such a pristine green space in the heart of the downtown core. This beautiful parkland straddles two islands with the Tay River on one side and the Little Tay on the other. It is . . . — — Map (db m233947) HM
On Basin Street at Tay Street, on the right when traveling north on Basin Street.
Enthusiasm for canals in 19th century Canada remained high despite the flurry of railway
construction after 1850. The government continued to maintain canals, including the Rideau Canal, to ensure their competitiveness. This kept alive . . . — — Map (db m208028) HM
On Mill Street just south of Market Street, on the right when traveling south.
[Photo captions, counterclockwise from top left, read]
• Spalding & Stewart
• Spalding & Stewart
• McLaren's Distillery
• THE TAY FROM HAGGARTS
• [Trail map and] Legend
The Tay River Trail is an historic pathway and portage . . . — — Map (db m233875) HM
On Drummond Street East at Colbourne Street, on the right when traveling east on Drummond Street East.
Erected by the Lanark County Cheese Producers
in recognition and appreciation of the services of
all those who through legislative educational
commercial or industrial leadership or activity
did lay the foundation and did guide the . . . — — Map (db m207883) HM
On Drummond Street East at Colbourne Street, on the right when traveling east on Drummond Street East.
The Mammoth Cheese was more talked about and written about than any other single
exhibit at Chicago's World Fair in 1893. Judged to be near perfection, the cheese garnered 95 points out of a possible score of 100 points, receiving a diploma . . . — — Map (db m207843) HM
On Gore Street East (County Highway 43) at Foster Street, on the left when traveling east on Gore Street East.
[Photo caption reads] Exterior photo of Shaws circa 1940.
This high profile site
was first home to
Roderick Matheson's
harness and saddle
shop in 1818 until
1840 when he
commissioned the
building of this two storey cut stone . . . — — Map (db m233820) HM
On Gore Street East at Herriot Street, on the left when traveling east on Gore Street East.
[Photo caption reads] Early photo of interior of Perth Courier.
This two-and-half-storey stone building is part of what became known as the Kellock Block which was built by John Ellis for Roderick Matheson in 1848. It was host to many . . . — — Map (db m233773) HM
On Drummond Street East at Colbourne Street, on the right when traveling east on Drummond Street East.
The first set of weigh scales was located behind Town Hall. This is the site of the second weigh scale station, operated from 1900-1960 by the Town of Perth. Trucks and
wagons laden with goods would enter from Drummond Street, drive onto . . . — — Map (db m207807) HM
On Williams Street just north of Church Street, on the right when traveling west.
Opened in 1914, on the new Toronto-Ottawa line, this station reflected the western-based Canadian Northern's ambition to compete directly with the established Canadian Pacific Railway in populous Ontario in an attempt to achieve . . . — — Map (db m142128) HM
On Williams Street just north of Abbott Street, on the right when traveling west.
Construction of the Canadian Northern train station began in 1911 with an official opening in 1912. The building was intended to serve as a model of the railway's high architectural standards and to draw passenger traffic away from . . . — — Map (db m142120) HM
On Confederation Drive at Old Mill Road, on the left when traveling west on Confederation Drive.
Where are the Falls? The Town gets its name from a mile long series of rapids, which originally flowed from the water tower in Centennial Park, to the stone arch bridge on Beckwith Street. As boat traffic increased in the early . . . — — Map (db m142161) HM
On William Street at Market Street, on the right when traveling east on William Street.
The public Market Building was designed and constructed in 1892 by Matthew J. Ryan. Ryan was a local contractor who had also won contracts to build the Fire Hall, Town Hall, and St. Francis Catholic School. The interior of the market . . . — — Map (db m142168) HM
On Lombard Street at Aberdeen Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Lombard Street.
Constructed 1826-32 by the British government for military purposes, but used principally for commerce, the Rideau waterway, together with the lower Ottawa River, was the first canalized route from Montreal to the Great Lakes. Although eastbound . . . — — Map (db m142082) HM
On Beckwith Street South (Provincial Highway 15), on the right when traveling south.
Originally built in 1830 under Abel Russell Ward, this site has changed faces and owners many times. Throughout the course of its history, it was an oatmeal and grist mill, and then rebuilt in 1887 under the new ownership of Alexander Wood. . . . — — Map (db m124632) HM
On Main Street (County Highway 5/42) at Elgin Street (County Highway 5/40), on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
Farmersville was named by its founder, Joshua Bates to honour farmers as the foundation of the community. Bates was an entrepreneur, philanthropist, politician, and a progressive Reformer who believed that education, and hard work would . . . — — Map (db m141903) HM
On Main Street (County Highway 5) at Henry Street, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
This Mural was created by artist, Pierre Hardy on the north wall of the H & R Feed & Pet Supplies building in 1988. In this mural, the action takes place in the lumberyard of the Hartley Saw Mill. It is springtime, the time of year when Farmers . . . — — Map (db m142021) HM
On Block House Island Road, 0.2 kilometers south of Water Street, on the left when traveling south.
Muscallonge
GPS: 44° 36.246’ N. 75° 39.215' W.
The “Muscallonge” was a large wooden tugboat, measuring 39 m long by 7 m wide. This tug – later to be nicknamed the “Muskie” – was built in Port Huron, Michigan in 1896. In 1936, it . . . — — Map (db m141812) HM
On Block House Island Road, on the right when traveling south.
This piece of waterfront land has not been a real island since 1860, when it was joined to the mainland by the Brockville & Ottawa Railway. This early railway company established their new terminus on Blockhouse Island, in conjunction with the new . . . — — Map (db m141824) HM
On Block House Island Road, on the right when traveling south.
Although technically no longer an island, this park peninsula has traditionally been known by a number of names in our local history. The original REFUGE ISLAND, a bare rock with some scrub growth, became HOSPITAL ISLAND during its tenure as an . . . — — Map (db m141826) HM
On Water Street at Block House Island Road, on the right when traveling east on Water Street.
The Brockville Farmers' Market was first established here in 1833
The Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada, by an Act passed on December 18, 1832, authorized the establishment of a market in Brockville. The Act was signed into . . . — — Map (db m141676) HM
Regular ferry services linked Brockville to Morristown, N.Y., from the 1850s to the 1950s. Eventually, the opening of the Ogdensburg International Bridge and the Thousand Islands Bridge spelled the end of ferry services in . . . — — Map (db m141623) HM
On Wall Street (Provincial Highway 29) at Pine Street, on the right when traveling north on Wall Street.
In September, 1843, the first bank in
Brockville
was opened on Court House Avenue by the
Bank of Montreal
This plaque commemorates that event
and was installed by the bank
to observe its 150th anniversary
in the Centennial . . . — — Map (db m146979) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m87019) HM
On Broad Street just south of Flint Street, on the right when traveling south.
Founded in 1865, the James Hall & Co. Glove Works operated on this site until about 1917. By 1898, it was the largest company making gloves and mitts in Canada. Owned and operated by John MacLaren and later his cousin, William C. . . . — — Map (db m146944) HM
On William Street at Court House Square, on the left when traveling south on William Street.
A prominent Canadian politician, Morris was born in Paisley, Scotland. His family immigrated to Canada in 1801 and later settled in Elizabethtown (Brockville). He joined his brothers, Alexander and William, in business there about 1820 and by 1836 . . . — — Map (db m87063) HM
Aerial View of the
James Smart Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
ca. 1930
Across the harbour, in the present HARDY PARK, was a complex of buildings that occupied this area of the waterfront for almost 100 years. Founded by James . . . — — Map (db m141686) HM
The mouth of Buell’s Creek was the location of an early sawmill built by Daniel Jones Sr. in the 1790s. This was followed by the gristmill, built by Robert Shepherd in the 1850s (still existing to the north).
From the position, looking across . . . — — Map (db m146935) HM
Born and raised in Brockville, George Taylor Fulford apprenticed at his brother's drugstore and took charge of it himself at age 22. Five years later, he was elected to the first of 12 terms as alderman. Fulford entered the patent-medicine trade in . . . — — Map (db m87015) HM
On Home Street just south of Ernie Fox Quay, on the right when traveling south.
One of Brockville's most significant industrial complexes stood on the southern part of this park from about 1862 until 1961. Founded by James Smart in the 1850s, it was later incorporated as the James Smart Manufacturing Co. Ltd and was . . . — — Map (db m146970) HM
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