Canadian Pacific Railway service connecting Blyth to Guelph and Toronto started in 1907, and opened to Goderich in 1908. To feed the construction workers for this project, a bakery in Blyth was established in this building. — — Map (db m278552) HM
This building once served as one of Blyth's early telegraph offices and was later home to the Blyth Telephone System where an operator was on duty 24 hours a day every day of the year. — — Map (db m278551) HM
In 1881 this building was home to the first telephone in Blyth.
Residents and travellers would come and pay to use this telephone to speak with friends, family and coworkers in other communities. — — Map (db m278529) HM
Blyth's earliest libraries were private collections. Fundraising for a public library started in 1871.
Exact opening date unknown. — — Map (db m278557) HM
In the early days of Blyth, the corner of Dinsley and Queen was known as
"Market Square." During harvest time as many as 50 horse-drawn wagons would be
waiting in line on Queen Street waiting to sell their grain.
At other times of the year it . . . — — Map (db m278536) HM
The two cornerstones for the new Blyth Methodist Church were laid in 1889; one cornerstone was placed by the men and one by the women of the congregation. — — Map (db m278560) HM
In 1854 Robert Drummond built his home on this site and offered accommodation to travellers and incoming settlers. By 1889 there were 5 hotels throughout Blyth. — — Map (db m278532) HM
The McKinnon Building is Blyth's longest serving commercial structure. Since 1863 it has hosted an infirmary, insurance offices, as well as retail stores selling general mercantile, clothing and giftware. — — Map (db m278538) HM
Blyth's first and only bowling alley was in the basement of this building. Although no longer in use, the lanes are still there. — — Map (db m278565) HM
By 1851, Lucius McConnell and Kenneth McBain, two of the earliest settlers in the area, had located here in Morris Township. Four years later, Donald McDonald laid out a village plot on the border between Wawanosh and Morris Townships and in July, . . . — — Map (db m278044) HM
[World War I, centre]
Honour Roll
A. Baron ·
M. Bunston ·
G. Cameron ·
M. Campbell ·
P. Crampsey ·
K. Cunningham ·
G. Davis ·
C. Denbow ·
W. Denman ·
I. E. Dobson ·
B. E. Elliou ·
R. Evans ·
R. Fay ·
W. Forbes · . . . — — Map (db m278911) WM
Ball's Bridge was erected in 1885 to connect Goderich, the county seat, with outlying areas to the cast. The structure is an
excellent - and now rare - example of a two-span Pratt design
through truss, pin-connected wrought iron bridge. Its . . . — — Map (db m284039) HM
This bell is dedicated to the memory of Fred Sloman, who taught 39 years for the Canadian National Railway School on Wheels #1, aided by his wife, Cela.
In 1954, ten years before his retirement, he asked the CNR if it would donate a bell from a . . . — — Map (db m282575) HM
Born near here, Coats was educated locally and graduated in 1896 from the University of Toronto. In 1902 Mackenzie King, then Deputy Minister of Labour, persuaded Coats to become editor of the Labour Gazette. In this position he became convinced of . . . — — Map (db m284042) HM
One of North America's pioneer ethnologists and linguists,
Hale practised law in Clinton 1856-1896. Born in New
Hampshire he graduated from Harvard in 1837, and
accompanied the Wilkes Expedition to the Pacific, 1838-1842. His contribution to . . . — — Map (db m233539) HM
The Slomans and the CNR School on Wheels
In 1922 veteran educator J. B. MacDougall urged the provincial government to establish railway car schools to serve residents of Northern Ontario's outlying regions. Four years later two . . . — — Map (db m282571) HM
Erected in memory
the Pioneers of
Clinton
This marks the site
of the first church
erected A.D. 1835
and the burial grounds
of the pioneers of the
district
1928 — — Map (db m233557) HM
In 1833 the families of James Willis and William McConnell became the earliest settlers in this area. Within a year McConnell had erected mills here on the banks of the Aux Sables River near which a community known as Francistown developed. South of . . . — — Map (db m284034) HM
In the nearby tomb is buried Dr. William Dunlop, physician, author, woodsman, soldier, politician and raconteur. Born in Scotland, he served in Canada as an army surgeon during the War of 1812. His writings, including articles based on his residence . . . — — Map (db m282580) HM
After a life of vigorous action and colourful scenes, it remained for Dunlop to close with a memorable exit, and this he did with a final flourish, dying far afield and enjoying a heroic posthumous homecoming.
He died at Lachine near Montreal . . . — — Map (db m282598) HM
The Park House, once known as the Harbour Park Inn, was built as the residence of Thomas Mercer Jones, Commissioner of the Canada Company from 1839 until 1859. In this period, Jones was effectively the lord and master of the Huron Tract. He first . . . — — Map (db m307075) HM
North of this spot and south of the piers currently in use, lie the remains of one of the two Canada Company piers constructed in 1839. These created a stable opening for the first harbour. This location originally formed the mouth of the Maitland . . . — — Map (db m282741) HM
On this site, west of the original location of the station, was the roundhouse for the engines of the Canadian Pacific Railroad. It was constructed in time for the opening of this railway in 1907 along with a turntable positioned directly in front . . . — — Map (db m282738) HM
Adjacent to the waterfront, as part of the Ocean House hotel complex operated by Captain William Babb, was a bathing house very close to the shoreline. It was placed there for the convenience of swimmers and sunbathers who could change attire . . . — — Map (db m282742) HM
Robert Graham Dunlop
1790-1841
Robert was the second son of Alexander Dunlop of Keppoch and Janet Graham, born on Oct. 1, 1790. He was familiarly known as Robin. Robert went to sea at 13 years of age as a cabin-boy and served in the Royal . . . — — Map (db m282677) HM
Until the 1970s, the south pier was lined with buildings used by commercial fisheries. Fishing shanties used by John Graham, Norman MacKay, John Baker, Ab and Florence Leonard, Reddy MacDonald, Mac and Norman MacDonald, Ed Siddall and others, were . . . — — Map (db m306990) HM
This unique structure was built to service passenger and freight needs for the new Goderich-Guelph railway line, operated under lease to the CPR commencing in 1907. Its original location was at the base of the embankment behind, with the building . . . — — Map (db m263177) HM
You are standing on the last remnant of Gairbraid, the 845 acres acquired in 1833 by Robert and William Dunlop. The estate name came from their mother Janet Graham's childhood home in Dumbartonshire, Scotland.
The dream was for a sister town . . . — — Map (db m282678) HM
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
The Goderich Harbour was established by the Canada Company in 1826 to promote the settlement and commercial development of the Huron Tract.
The Port of Goderich became the gateway of the Huron Tract. By the 1830's, the Canada Company had built the . . . — — Map (db m306943) HM
In its early days, the harbour flats became a bustling centre of economy. There were shipyards, rail lines from the 1860s, three hotels, fish shanties, warehouses, freight sheds, ship chandlers, piles of coal and lumber, numerous homes and . . . — — Map (db m307024) HM
The beacon at the top of the bluff is actually the second Goderich lighthouse, said to be built in 1847. The land was acquired by the Crown in March 1849, from Thomas Mercer Jones who kept a small house here. The first mention of the 'new' . . . — — Map (db m193012) HM
No man becomes rich unless he enriches others. Andrew Carnegie
The Goderich Library was opened in 1905 with a grant from Andrew Carnegie who believed a free library was the best gift that could be given to a . . . — — Map (db m198316) HM
The industrial buildings that you see on the north side of the pier, are the visible portion of the Goderich salt mine which opened in 1959. This mine is the largest underground salt mine in the world.
Although salt was discovered in the area . . . — — Map (db m306663) HM
In this building
on the
5th of May, 1945
Lt Gen Charles Foulkes CB CBE DSO
General officer commanding
1st Canadian Corps
accepted
the unconditional surrender
of the 25th German Army from
Col Gen Johannes Blaskowitz
The . . . — — Map (db m290008) HM
Erected between 1839 and 1841, this remarkably preserved
building follows Jeremy Bentham's Panopticon design for
prison construction, often found in mid-19th-century Britain
and America. It features an octagonal central block, . . . — — Map (db m263758) HM
This site was the location of a number of large, circular, steel storage tanks painted silver, owned by Imperial Oil and bearing the 'ESSO' logo.
They provided temporary liquid storage for up to two million gallons of fuel and heating oil. . . . — — Map (db m306422) HM
The frontiersmen are soon overrun by the generations for whom they pave the way, but they
never entirely vanish. Something of them remains in stories, and in the habits and feelings of those who follow, and sometimes the bones, if not the . . . — — Map (db m282685) HM
"In 1886, four artesian wells were sunk on the harbour flats to a depth of 240 feet with the water being found, on analysis, 'clear, colourless' soft, of great organic purity and excellent quality,'..." (Toronto Daily Mail Nov. 5, 1892). . . . — — Map (db m306648) HM
This railway was planned, funds raised, properties purchased for completion from Goderich to Kincardine, Ontario for its initial operation for freight and passengers. Construction process began in 1907 after Canadian Pacific Railway was . . . — — Map (db m307349) HM
Goderich was the location of the first lighthouse erected on the Canadian side of Lake Huron.
1847 This tower was built by Scottish stonemason, Adam MacVicar. It stands 10.1 metres high (about 33 feet) and 42.7 metres above the lake (about . . . — — Map (db m193008) HM
It is difficult to estimate the total number of salt wells and brine evaporation plants that existed in Goderich from the first discovery of salt in 1866 to today. In the early days, they seemed to spring up almost everywhere, even as far inland as . . . — — Map (db m306419) HM
'Ship Island' was located in the northeast corner of the present harbour. Originally some four acres in size, it served for over a century as a base for various shipyards. Over 100 ships were built there beginning in 1831. John Thornton and George . . . — — Map (db m307020) HM
12 Elementary Flying Taining School RCAF
North of this marker was the above base of the BCATP of World War II inaugurated December 17th, 1939. From 360 schools on 281 Canadian
sites such as this graduated 131,553 aircrew, over 200,000 . . . — — Map (db m307337) HM
In the early 1930s, Bert MacDonald, a ship builder at the Mariton shipyard, leased the former CPR freight shed for the building of small boats and fishing vessels. As the demand for boat building decreased, Bert created a bathing house by converting . . . — — Map (db m306661) HM
Approximately 200 metres off the Rotary Beach Arch is the 'boneyard' for the historic Port of Goderich. Shipbuilders in years gone by used this area as a dumping ground for the remains of vessels that had foundered or were derelict.
Another method . . . — — Map (db m307120) HM
With the outbreak of hostilities in 1939, one of Canadas major responsibilities was to provide air training facilities removed from the theatre of war. On December 17, 1939, the Plan was inaugurated. The first schools were opened the following . . . — — Map (db m307346) HM
With the beginning of settlement in 1827 these Canada Company lots became the local public burial ground. The pioneers of Goderich and the neighbouring townships were laid to rest here, until the Maitland Cemetery property was acquired on the Huron . . . — — Map (db m282698) HM
Officially opened by dignitaries of
the Guelph & Goderich Railway and the Town of Goderich
on
September 12, 1907
We dedicate this plaque to commemorate
the 100th anniversary of the building
on
September 15, 2007
The Town of . . . — — Map (db m198314) HM
Along the top of the bluff, from the area overlooking the CPR station to the southern end of Essex (formerly Norfolk) Street, were located numerous frame construction summer cottages. Only a few remain. One example can be found on the south side of . . . — — Map (db m306324) HM
The former building on this site, later to be known as the Bathing House, was originally built in 1907 by the CPR to be used as a freight shed for a marine terminal that was to complement the opening of the new CPR rail service to Goderich. The . . . — — Map (db m306652) HM
Christopher Crabb (1814-1893) arrived in Goderich in 1833 from London England.
He quickly established himself at the harbour, having acquired a 40-ton schooner, the Mary-Anne, and later the Annexation after the Mary-Anne . . . — — Map (db m306563) HM
The Founding of Goderich
In 1826 the Canada Company, a newly chartered colonization
firm, acquired a large block of land known as the Huron Tract.
The following year William Tiger Dunlop, appointed Warden of
the Forests by . . . — — Map (db m307304) HM
In 1859, the Canada Company deeded land to the Buffalo and Lake Huron Railway for transportation and grain storage. By 1866, the first 60,000-bushel elevator was opened. In 1897, then owned by the Grand Trunk Railway, it burned to the ground. The . . . — — Map (db m306489) HM
In a storm that struck Lake Huron on November 9, 1913,
ten lake freighters were lost. Seven of them vanished,
ranging from the 30-year-old, 270-foot "Wexford to the
550-foot "James Carruthers", launched six months earlier at
Collingwood. The . . . — — Map (db m192995) HM
This propeller blade came from the last Canadian coal-fired lake freighter.
Launched in 1924, the vessel held several names before becoming P&H
Shipping's Spruceglen in 1982. It was scrapped in 1985.
Donated in memory of Ralph (Chief . . . — — Map (db m306420) HM
In the early days, the harbour flats, first nicknamed Goosey Green, formed a bustling community complete with shops, taverns, factories and hotels. Sailors and other visitors arriving in the busy waterfront area had little need to ascend the hill . . . — — Map (db m306562) HM
As a mariner, Captain William Babb, realizing the need for good accommodation for passengers arriving by water and waiting to catch the stagecoach for points east, decided to build a grand, two-storey hotel near the sulphurous Mineral Springs. It . . . — — Map (db m306643) HM
In this immediate area was located the first lighthouse to be built as a navigational aid for the Port of Goderich. It was likely the inner light tower for a range light to show direction for the harbour entrance. It was thought to be a log . . . — — Map (db m282714) HM
A large three storey 80-bedroom summer hotel once sat on the north side of Britannia Road at the corner of Essex Street, occupying most of the west end of the block. It was built of yellow brick veneer construction, had a staff complement of 32, a . . . — — Map (db m306323) HM
We visited yesterday the grave of my late uncle, Captain Dunlop - poor fellow! He rests in a sweet spot, with trees near it, a sloping wooded bank on one side and flowers growing all round. The grave is covered with a handsome granite slab, and . . . — — Map (db m282600) HM
The Electric Light and Water Plant, formerly located on this site, was the town's first steam-powered electric generation, water pumping station. By 1889, electricity was being supplied to some parts of the town from a large red brick building with . . . — — Map (db m306444) HM
A powerful Canada Company land magnate, Jones was born in England and acquired business training there.
By virtue of his London connections he obtained an appointment as a Company Commissioner and moved to York (Toronto) in 1829. He administered a . . . — — Map (db m307073) HM
Following the founding of Guelph in April, 1827, William "Tiger Dunlop travelled through the forests to the site of Goderich at the mouth of the Maitland River and returned the following year with the company of road cutters who opened the Huron . . . — — Map (db m307305) HM
At 4 PM on August 21, 2011, an F3 category tornado struck Goderich at approximately this location. It swept up from the lake at the Sifto Salt mine. and crossed through the centre of the town, attaining speeds of 320 km/hr. The loss to Goderich and . . . — — Map (db m307334) HM
At 7 a.m., Sunday, July 17, 1988, 27 Year old Vicki Keith departed from Harbor Beach Michigan on an epic swim across Lake Huron. Vicki swam on bravely through July 17, July 18 and onward into the early hours of Tuesday, July 19th. She arrived on the . . . — — Map (db m306945) HM
The old green bathing house adjacent to the pier, built as a freight shed for the CPR, was the site for summer time student jobs. Here is an account by one of those students:
"The Bathing House had stalls to change your clothes and boxes that . . . — — Map (db m306948) HM
Built in 1868 by the early pioneers, originally as a Presbyterian Church, if later became the St. Andrews United Church in 1925 until its' closure in 1969.
This cairn and plaque is to honour
Henry Lednor and his wife Jean Dunbar,
and . . . — — Map (db m307364) HM
In 1854 William Ainley purchased two hundred acres of
land here on the Middle Branch of the Maitland River.
The following year he laid out a village plot which he
named Ainleyville. A post office named Dingle was opened
in 1856. The community . . . — — Map (db m278042) HM
In the late 1820's, Irish immigrants came into the Huron Tract. They had a deep religious faith and a determination to clear the land and to farm. Missionary priests, who travelled the trackless forests and later the Huron Road, celebrated Mass in . . . — — Map (db m306185) HM
This house was built about 1846 by Constant Van Egmond, eldest son of Col Anthony Van Egmond, a leader of rebel military forces in the Rebellion of 1837. It has the sturdy proportions typical of the Canadian vernacular interpretation of the Georgian . . . — — Map (db m282516) HM
A native of Holland and veteran of the Napoleonic Wars,
Van Egmond settled in this region in 1828. Under the
general supervision of Dr. William "Tiger" Dunlop, he
constructed the newly-surveyed Huron Road for the Canada
Company. A large . . . — — Map (db m282536) HM
Founder of the Social Credit Party and premier of Alberta,
1935-43, Aberhart attended Seaforth Collegiate Institute
1893-98, and later graduated from Queen's University. In
1910 he moved to Calgary where from 1915-35 he was a
high school . . . — — Map (db m282503) HM
Donated by the
pioneer family of
Modelands in memory of
the pioneers of
the area also
Reverend William Graham
minister in the
original Presbyterian
log church which
stood here in the
year 1854. — — Map (db m306187) HM
[west side, left]
Ypres ·
Festubert ·
Givenchy ·
St. Eloi
[west side, centre]
To Our Fallen Heroes
Francis N Cluff ·
James J Hutchinson ·
J Scott Hays ·
William Hart ·
W Stanley Hays ·
George Mulholland ·
Arthur . . . — — Map (db m283105) WM
The first Seaforth firefighters were organized as early as 1874 but in January 1875, Seaforth's birth month as a town, a new fire brigade was established and Thomas Bell was named first officer. In 1878 they became known as the Seaforth Fire . . . — — Map (db m282522) HM
Anticipating the construction of the Buffalo, Brantford and
Goderich Railroad through this region, Christopher and
George Sparling acquired, during 1850-53, most of the
present site of Seaforth. George laid out a subdivision in
1856 and . . . — — Map (db m282508) HM
The Kinburn Line Bridge, known locally as the Green Bridge, was manufactured by the Central Bridge Company Ltd., based in Trenton Ontario. The bridge was installed at the site in 1947 to replace the previous crossing that was swept away in a flood. . . . — — Map (db m306190) HM
The Grand Trunk Railway (GTR)
operated two of the three rail lines coming
Into Wingham. The two GTR lines connected
Wingham to London, Toronto, Kincardine and Palmerston,
while the Canadian Pacific Rail (CPR) line was used to ship passengers and . . . — — Map (db m279003) HM
Born Alice Ann Laidlaw on July 10, 1931 in Lower Town Wingham, Ontario. Educated at wingham public and Highschool and the University of Westem, Ontario, Married to James Munro and moved to Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia. Refumed io Ontario . . . — — Map (db m278125) HM
Born near Wingham, Reid became a successful genre painter
and muralist who believed art to be an integral part of the human environment. He was active in organizing support organizations to promote various applications of art and served . . . — — Map (db m278116) HM
In the early 1850s, settlers began moving into the townships in the Queen's Bush north of the Huron Tract, One of these townships, Turnberry, was surveyed by 1853 and a plot for a market town designated where two branches of the Maitland River met. . . . — — Map (db m278078) HM
From our midst came a boy of humble beginning, with quiet dignity, unwavering integrity and an idea. His pioneering spirit made the idea become his life achievement in the field of Canadian Broadcasting, the founding of CKNX Radio and . . . — — Map (db m278122) HM
