Historical Markers and War Memorials in Waterloo Region, Ontario

By Tim Boyd, June 11, 2024

The John Watson Manufacturing Company Marker

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1 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Ayr — The John Watson Manufacturing Company —

On Stanley Street (Regional Road 49) at Northumberland Street, on the right when traveling east on Stanley Street (Regional Road 49).

2 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Ayr — Watson’s Dam —

On Northumberland Street, 0.1 kilometers north of Stanely Street, on the right when traveling north.

3 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Ayr, North Dumfries — The Goldie Family and the Village of Greenfield / La Famille Goldie au Village de Greenfield —

On Greenfield Road, 0.7 kilometers west of Northumberland Street, on the left when traveling west.

4 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Ayr, Roseville — Detweiler Meetinghouse —

On Roseville Road, 0.5 kilometers west of Northumberland Street, on the left when traveling west.

5 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Cambridge — Black Bridge Road Bridge —

On Blackbridge Road, 0.3 kilometers west of Townline Road, on the right when traveling west.

6 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Cambridge — Former Galt Post Office/ L’Ancien Bureau de Poste de Galt —

On Water Street South at Main Street, on the left when traveling south on Water Street South.

7 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Cambridge — Galt City Hall —

On Dickson Street at Petty Place, on the right when traveling west on Dickson Street.

8 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Cambridge — Grand River/‘O:se Kenhionháta:tie/La Rivière Grand — The Canadian Heritage Rivers System / Le Réseau de rivières du patrimoine canadien —

On Water Street North at Park Hill Road West, on the right when traveling south on Water Street North.

9 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Cambridge — Main Street Bridge —

On Main Street at Queen’s Square, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.

10 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Cambridge — The Honourable James Young 1835-1913 —

On Queen’s Square at Melville Street north, on the right when traveling west on Queen’s Square.

11 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Cambridge — Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service Monument —

On North Square (Regional Road 27) just west of Grand Avenue North, on the right when traveling west.

12 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Kitchener — Kitchener Cenotaph —

On Frederick Street at Duke Street East, on the right when traveling south on Frederick Street.

13 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Kitchener — Waterloo County Registry Office —

On Frederick Street at Spetz Street, on the right when traveling south on Frederick Street.

14 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Kitchener, City Commercial Core — St. Mary Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows Roman Catholic Parish —

On Young Street at Duke Street West, on the right when traveling north on Young Street.

15 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Kitchener, City Commercial Core — Waterloo County —

On Queen Street North at Weber Street East, on the right when traveling north on Queen Street North.

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16 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Kitchener, City Commercial Core — William Lyon Mackenzie King, 1874-1950 —

On Queen Street North at Ahrens Street East, on the right when traveling north on Queen Street North.

17 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Kitchener, City Commercial Core — World Trade Center —

On Queen Street North at Otto Street, on the right when traveling north on Queen Street North.

18 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Kitchener, King East — Bishop Benjamin Eby, 1785-1853 —

On King Street East, 0.1 kilometers Sterling Avenue North, on the left when traveling east.

19 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Kitchener, King East — Site of the First Church in Waterloo County —

On King Street East, 0.1 kilometers east of Stirling Avenue North, on the left when traveling east.

20 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Kitchener, Northward — William Lyon Mackenzie King — 1874-1950 —

21 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Kitchener, Northward — Woodside —

22 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Kitchener, Trillium Industrial Park — The Huron Road —

On Huron Road, 0.1 kilometers east of Homer Watson Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.

23 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Kitchener, Trillium Industrial Park — Waterloo Historical Society — 1912 2012 —

On Huron Road, 0.1 kilometers east of Homer Watson Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.

24 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Kitchener, Victoria Park — Centennial of Victoria Park (1896-1996) —

On David Street at Jubilee Drive on David Street.

25 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Kitchener, Victoria Park — Joseph Schneider Haus —

On Queen Street South at Mill Street, on the right when traveling south on Queen Street South.

26 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Kitchener, Victoria Park — The Joseph Schneider House 1820 —

On Queen Street South, 0.1 kilometers north of Mill Street, on the right when traveling south.

27 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, New Dundee — New Dundee Women’s Institute —

On Main Street at Bridge Street on Main Street.

28 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, New Dundee — William J. Wintemberg 1876-1941 —

On Bridge Street, 0.1 kilometers west of Main Street, on the left when traveling east.

29 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, New Dundee, Wilmot — The Founding of New Dundee — 1830 - 2005 —

On Main Street at Mill Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.

30 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, New Hamburg — Hartman Bridge —

On Huron Street, 0.06 kilometers west of Union Street, on the left when traveling west.

31 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, New Hamburg, Wilmot — St. James Anglican Church — Huron Road, Wilmot Township —

On Huron Road, 1.4 kilometers east of Oxford Road 5, on the right when traveling east.

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32 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, New Hamburg, Wilmot — The Nith River / La rivière Nith — The Canadian Heritage Rivers System —

On Huron Street, on the right when traveling east.

33 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, New Hamburg, Wilmot Township — Rev. Frederick William Bindemann (1790-1865) —

On Church Street at Wilmot Street, on the right when traveling south on Church Street.

34 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Waterloo — Abraham Erb — 1772-1830 —

35 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Waterloo — Log Schoolhouse —

36 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Waterloo — Mutual Life Head Office / Siège Social de la Mutuelle du Canada, Compagnie d'Assurance Sur la Vie —

On King Street South at Union Boulevard on King Street South.

37 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Waterloo — The First Lutheran Seminary in Canada —

On Albert Street, 0.1 kilometers north of Bricker Avenue, on the right when traveling north.

38 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Waterloo — The One Hundredth Anniversary of the Incorporation of Waterloo as a Village —

On Young Street West at Albert Street, on the right when traveling west on Young Street West.

39 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Waterloo — The University of Waterloo —

On Ring Road at Seagram Drive, on the left when traveling east on Ring Road.

40 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Waterloo — Wilfred Laurier University/ Université Wilfred Laurier —

On Albert Street, 0.1 kilometers north of Bricker Avenue, on the right when traveling north.

41 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, West Montrose — The West Montrose Covered Bridge —

On Rivers Edge Drive at Covered Bridge Drive, on the right when traveling north on Rivers Edge Drive.