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Historical Markers and War Memorials
in Northwest Ontario Region

 
By Cosmos Mariner, June 12, 2022
"Pieces of Dryden" Marker
1 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Dryden — "Pieces of Dryden" — 2010 Centennial Mosaic —
Near Provincial Highway 17 at Florence Street, on the right when traveling south.
2 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Dryden — P-9 — 25 King Street —
On King Street just east of Earl Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
3 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Dryden — A. Grant Fumerton —
On King Street just west of Whyte Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
4 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Dryden — Agriculture —
On West River Road (Duke Street) (Provincial Highway 594) at Earl Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West River Road (Duke Street).
5 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Dryden — Alan Durance — Minnie Durance (nee Reid) —
On Earl Avenue at West River Road (Duke Street) (Provincial Highway 594), on the right when traveling south on Earl Avenue.
6 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Dryden — Alexander Mackenzie Wilson — 1915-1996 —
On Whyte Avenue just south of King Street, on the right when traveling south.
7 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Dryden — Beginnings —
On West River Road (Duke Street) (Provincial Highway 594) at Earl Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West River Road (Duke Street).
8 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Dryden — Booming Wood —
On West River Road (Duke Street) (Provincial Highway 594) at Earl Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West River Road (Duke Street).
9 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Dryden — Dryden Mill —
Near Provincial Highway 17 at Florence Street, on the right when traveling south.
10 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Dryden — Frederick Russell Hawke — April 13, 1919 — June 24, 1993 —
On King Street just east of Earl Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
11 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Dryden — George Kenneth Rowat — July 21, 1912 — January 23, 2002 —
On West River Road (Duke Street) (Provincial Highway 594) just west of Earl Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
12 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Dryden — Gold Fever —
On West River Road (Duke Street) (Provincial Highway 594) at Earl Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West River Road (Duke Street).
13 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Dryden — Hambleton House —
On Van Horne Avenue just north of King Street, on the right when traveling north.
14 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Dryden — Lest We Forget —
On Van Horne Avenue at King Street, on the left when traveling north on Van Horne Avenue.
15 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Dryden — Norman F. McAuley — Valerie S. McAuley, nee Miller —
On King Street just west of Whyte Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
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16 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Dryden — Our Agricultural Roots —
On King Street at Provincial Highway 17, on the right when traveling south on King Street.
17 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Dryden — Pulp and Paper —
On West River Road (Duke Street) (Provincial Highway 594) at Earl Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West River Road (Duke Street).
18 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Dryden — Recreation —
On West River Road (Duke Street) (Provincial Highway 594) at Earl Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West River Road (Duke Street).
19 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Dryden — Roy Wilson Suspension Bridge —
Near Government Street (Provincial Highway 17) at King Street, on the right when traveling east.
20 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Dryden — The Present —
On West River Road (Duke Street) (Provincial Highway 594) at Earl Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West River Road (Duke Street).
21 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Dryden — The Railway —
On West River Road (Duke Street) (Provincial Highway 594) at Earl Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West River Road (Duke Street).
22 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Dryden — P-10 — The Smith Building —
On King Street just east of Earl Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
23 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Dryden — The Town of Dryden — in the 57th Year of Incorporation —
On King Street just west of Van Horne Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
24 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Dryden — William Jennings (Bill) Silver —
On King Street at Earl Avenue, on the left when traveling west on King Street.
25 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Ignace — Beech 18 — or Twin Beech —
On Main Street (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 17) at East Street on Main Street (Trans-Canada Highway).
26 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Ignace — History of the Fire Tower —
Near Main Street (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 17) just west of West Street, on the left when traveling west.
27 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Ignace — Maple Mountain Tower —
Near Main Street (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 17) just west of West Street, on the left when traveling west.
28 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Ignace — Mary Berglund — "Nurse of the North" — 1902-1995 —
Near Main Street (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 17) just west of West Street, on the left when traveling west.
29 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Ignace — The Towerman —
Near Main Street (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 17) just west of West Street, on the left when traveling west.
30 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Kenora — A 1920 View of Today's McLeod Park —
Near Bernier Drive just south of Main Street South (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 17), on the right when traveling south.
31 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Kenora — Dr. W. J. Gunne — 1859 — 1950 —
On Lakeview Drive (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 17) just west of Ontario Street (Minnesota Street), on the left when traveling west.
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32 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Kenora — Early Exploration —
Near Bernier Drive just south of Main Street South (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 17), on the right when traveling south.
33 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Kenora — Flame on the Water — 1995 —
On Main Street South (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 17) just north of McClellan Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
34 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Kenora — Games Room — Kelley Morrell — Kenora, ON —
On Matheson Street South just north of 2nd Street South (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 17), on the left when traveling north.
35 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Kenora — Governor General's Arrival —
Near Bernier Drive just south of Main Street South (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 17), on the right when traveling south.
36 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Kenora — Heenan Highway —
Near Lakeview Drive (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 17) at Minnesota Street (Ontario Street), on the right when traveling east.
37 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Kenora — Kenora Thistles — Stanley Cup Champions —
On Bernier Drive just north of 1st Street South, on the left when traveling north.
38 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Kenora — Rat Portage —
On First Street South just east of Main Street South (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 17), on the left when traveling east.
39 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Kenora — Rat Portage Post —
On Trans-Canada Highway (Provincial Highway 17) 0.4 kilometers east of Nethercutt Drive, on the right when traveling west.
40 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Kenora — Rat Portage Rowing Club —
On Main Street South (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 17) just north of McClellan Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
41 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Kenora — Rev. Albert Lacombe, O.M.I. — 1827-1916 —
On First Street North at Matheson Street North, on the right when traveling west on First Street North.
42 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Kenora — Sharing the Dream — 1995 —
On Matheson Street South just south of First Street South, on the right when traveling south.
43 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Kenora — The Boundary Dispute — Rat Portage was the “Prize” in the Boundary Dispute —
Near Bernier Drive close to Main Street South (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 17), on the right when traveling south.
44 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Kenora — The Hudson's Bay Company Fort at Rat Portage on Old Fort Island, 1857 —
Near Bernier Drive just south of Main Street South (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 17), on the right when traveling south.
45 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Kenora — The James McMillan Tug Boat —
Near Lakeview Drive (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 17) 0.6 kilometers west of Bernier Drive (Veterans Drive), on the right when traveling west.
46 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Kenora — The Jubilee Parade - 1996 —
On First Street South at Main Street South (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 17), on the left when traveling west on First Street South.
47 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Kenora — The Kenora Thistles —
Near Bernier Drive just north of Water Street, on the left when traveling north.
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48 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Kenora — The Main Street Dock — 1996 — Sponsored by the Summer Residents of Lake of the Woods —
On Main Street South (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 17) just south of McClellan Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
49 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Kenora — The Wolseley Expedition 1870 —
On Trans-Canada Highway (Provincial Highway 17), on the right when traveling east.
50 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Kenora — Town of Kenora Waterfront History — Early Growth of the Town —
Near Bernier Drive just south of Main Street South (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 17), on the right when traveling south.
51 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Kenora — Transportation — Town of Kenora — Waterfront History and Heritage —
Near Bernier Drive just south of Main Street South (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 17), on the right when traveling south.
52 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Kenora — Who We Are — What We Do — 1995 —
On Hennepen Lane at 2nd Street South (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 17), on the left when traveling north on Hennepen Lane.
53 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Township of Machin — Last Spike at Feist Lake —
On Trans-Canada Highway (Provincial Highway 17) 10 kilometers east of Willard Lake Road, on the right when traveling east.
54 ► Ontario, Kenora District, Township of Machin — The Fowler Family and The Last Spike at Feist Lake —
On Trans-Canada Highway (Provincial Highway 17) 10 kilometers east of Willard Lake Road, on the right when traveling east.
55 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Atikokan — Atikokan, Ontario — Schefferville, Quebec — 1867 — 1967 —
Near Sykes Street just north of Main Street East, on the left when traveling north.
56 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Atikokan — Steep Rock Iron Range —
Near Sykes Street just north of Main Street East, on the left when traveling north.
57 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Barwick — Barwick Veterans Memorial — Chapple Township Honor Roll — “Lest We Forget” —
On Barwick Road (National Highway 11) at Main Street/ Barwick Way, on the right when traveling west on Barwick Road.
58 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Emo — Centennial of Confederation — Emo Public Library — 1867-1967 —
On Front Street just east of Queen Street, on the left when traveling east.
59 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Calder History —
On Lake Road at Idylwild, on the right when traveling north on Lake Road.
60 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Crossing the Border — Discover Fort Frances —
On Front Street just east of Victoria Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
61 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Dianna Boileau, Dr. Harold Challis and Transgender Rights — Dianna Boileau, Le Dr Harold Challis et les droits des personnes transgenres —
On Front Street at Victoria Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Front Street.
62 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Establishing the Fur Trade — Discover Fort Frances —
On Agamiing Drive (Trans Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 11) at 1st Street East, on the right when traveling north on Agamiing Drive (Trans Canada Highway).
63 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Explore Fort Frances Central — Discover Fort Frances —
On Agamiing Drive (Trans Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 11) at 1st Street East, on the right when traveling north on Agamiing Drive (Trans Canada Highway).
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64 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Explore Fort Frances East — Discover Fort Frances —
On Agamiing Drive (Trans Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 11) at Third Street East, on the right when traveling north on Agamiing Drive (Trans Canada Highway).
65 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Explore Fort Frances West — Discover Fort Frances —
On Front Street at Williams Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Front Street.
66 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Fishing at the Falls — La Verendrye Parkway —
On Front Street just east of Victoria Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
67 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Forest to Wood Yard — Discover Fort Frances —
On Front Street 0.1 kilometers west of Minnie Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
68 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Fort Frances Canal 1878 —
Near Lillie Avenue just south of Yonge Street (Kings Highway) (Provincial Highway 11/71), on the left when traveling south.
69 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Fort Lac la Pluie or Rainy Lake House —
Near Keating Avenue just south of Riverview Drive, on the right when traveling south.
70 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Fort St. Pierre / Le Fort Saint-Pierre —
On Idylwild Drive (Calder Drive) just south of Lake Road.
71 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — History of the Lookout Tower — Discover Fort Frances —
On Front Street 0.1 kilometers west of Minnie Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
72 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — International Border — Discover Fort Frances —
On Front Street just east of Victoria Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
73 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Jacques de Noyon — 1668-1745 —
Near Trans-Canada Highway (Noden Causeway) (Provincial Highway 11) 4.6 kilometers east of Frog Creek Road (Couchiching Road), on the left when traveling east.
74 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — La Verendrye Parkway —
On Front Street 0.1 kilometers east of Butler Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
75 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Lac La Pluie House / La Maison du lac la Pluie — 1818-1903 —
On 3rd Street West (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 11) at Cornwall Avenue, on the right when traveling east on 3rd Street West (Trans-Canada Highway).
76 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Lady Frances Ramsay Simpson — 1811-1853 —
On Kings Highway (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 11) at 3rd Street West, on the right when traveling east on Kings Highway (Trans-Canada Highway).
77 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Old Fort Frances Cemetery Reinterment Site —
On Kings Highway (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 11) at 3rd Street West, on the right when traveling east on Kings Highway (Trans-Canada Highway).
78 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Pelts, Paddles and Portages — Discover Fort Frances —
On Front Street at Williams Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Front Street.
79 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Pelts, Paddles and Portages — Discover Fort Frances —
On Agamiing Drive (Trans Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 11) at 1st Street East, on the right when traveling north on Agamiing Drive (Trans Canada Highway).
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80 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Pelts, Paddles and Portages — Discover Fort Frances —
On Agamiing Drive (Trans Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 11) at Third Street East, on the right when traveling north on Agamiing Drive (Trans Canada Highway).
81 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Recreation and Fun — La Verendrye Parkway —
On Front Street at Crowe Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Front Street.
82 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Robert J. N. Pither — 1824 - 1918 —
On Lake Road at Idylwild, on the right when traveling north on Lake Road.
83 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Sieur De La Vιrendrye (1685- 1749) —
On Lake Road at Idylwild, on the right when traveling north on Lake Road.
84 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — The Fur Trade Competition — Discover Fort Frances —
On Front Street at Williams Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Front Street.
85 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — The North West Mounted Police on the Dawson Route — La Police Montιe Du Nord-Ouest Sur La Route De Dawson —
Near Front Street close to Minnie Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
86 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — The Shevlin Wood Yard — Discover Fort Frances —
On Front Street 0.1 kilometers west of Minnie Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
87 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — The Sorting Gap — Shevlin Clarke Company — La Verendrye Parkway —
On Front Street at Butler Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Front Street.
88 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Quetico Provincial Park — The French Portage —
On Dawson Trail Road 1 kilometer south of Trans-Canada Highway (Provincial Highway 11), on the left when traveling south.
89 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Rainy River — 1910-2010 — One Hundred Years of History —
On Atwood Avenue (Provincial Highway 11) at 4th Street, on the right when traveling west on Atwood Avenue.
90 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Rainy River — 1960-2010 — 50th Anniversary of the International Bridge Opening —
On Atwood Avenue (Provincial Highway 11) at 4th Street, on the right when traveling west on Atwood Avenue.
91 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Rainy River — 4008 Steam Locomotive —
On Atwood Avenue (Provincial Highway 11) at 4th Street, on the right when traveling west on Atwood Avenue.
92 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Rainy River — Royal Canadian Legion — Major Hughes Branch No. 54 —
On Atwood Avenue (Provincial Highway 11) at 4th Street, on the right when traveling west on Atwood Avenue.
93 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Rainy River — The Canadian Northern Railway —
On Atwood Avenue (Provincial Highway 11) at 4th Street, on the right when traveling west on Atwood Avenue.
94 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Rainy River — Yonge Street —
On Atwood Avenue (Provincial Highway 11) at 4th Street, on the right when traveling west on Atwood Avenue.
95 ► Ontario, Thunder Bay District, Fort William First Nation — The Mission of the Immaculate Conception 1849 —
On Mission Road just north of Back Street, on the right when traveling north.
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96 ► Ontario, Thunder Bay District, Heron Bay — The Pic / Le pic —
On Pic River Road at Fox Street, on the left when traveling south on Pic River Road.
97 ► Ontario, Thunder Bay District, Kakabeka Falls — The Kaministikwia Route —
Near no nearby street.
98 ► Ontario, Thunder Bay District, Kakabeka Falls — The Mountain Portage —
Near no nearby street.
99 ► Ontario, Thunder Bay District, Murillo — Centennial of Confederation — Township of Oliver — 1867-1967 —
On Oliver Road just east of Baxendale Drive, on the right when traveling east.
100 ► Ontario, Thunder Bay District, Murillo — Oliver Agricultural Society — 1890-1990 —
On Oliver Road just east of Baxendale Drive, on the right when traveling east.

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