William Willard arrived in Port Perry in 1885 and erected this large block on the southeast corner of Queen and John St. the following summer. When completed, Mr. Willard operated his general store in the west corner, while there were two stores . . . — — Map (db m261594) HM
Scugog Township is situated on the Treaty and traditional territory of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation. The people of Scugog Township are humbled to recognize the many contributions made by the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples . . . — — Map (db m261491) HM
In 1969 the Lake Scugog Historical Society was formed by a group of Scugog residents who were passionate about preserving their local heritage. Their first order of business was where to establish a local history museum. This parcel of land on . . . — — Map (db m254065) HM
This building is another of those built after the fire of July 1884 and has always been home to a bakery, beginning with William Hiscocks. His father Charles Hiscocks had operated bakeries in both Manchester and Prince Albert, where the young . . . — — Map (db m311803) HM
This property was bought by E. Worthington in 1868 as the western section of Lot 7. On it he built a flour and feed store. W.T. Parrish later bought it and turned it into a hardware store. Immediately after the July 1884 fire, Mr. Parrish . . . — — Map (db m261592) HM
Kings Highway 2, originally known as Kingston Road, was one of the earliest primary means of transportation between Toronto and Kingston in the early 19th century. The sheltered ports at Port Whitby and Oshawa Harbour supported thriving grain and . . . — — Map (db m258975) HM
Upper Plaque On this site British Security Co-Ordination operated Special Training School No. 103 and Hydra. S.T.S. 103 trained allied agents in the techniques of secret warfare for the Special Operations Executive (SOE) Branch of the . . . — — Map (db m61880) HM
James Rutledge, chairman of the Board of Education, laid the corner stone for this building on June 9, 1913. The library was funded by the Carnegie Corporation in the United States, and was officially opened by the County Clerk John E. Farewell on . . . — — Map (db m217981) HM
On June 9, 1901, fire broke out in the three storey Gross & Granger hardware building on this site. When the flames reached boxes of live ammunition, bullets shot into the street and no one could go near the site for half an hour. Several people . . . — — Map (db m258978) HM
The first branch of the Dominion Bank outside Toronto opened on Feb, 23, 1871 at 121 Brock Street North. In 1874, a new building was erected on this site which the bank occupied until
1970. James Holden, of Whitby, was responsible for locating the . . . — — Map (db m259075) HM
The J. Wilkinson Building was part of the commercial centre in the historic downtown of Whitby following its 1852 designation as the administrative centre for the County of Ontario. Built in 1855 by John Wilkinson as a three-storey brick . . . — — Map (db m260144) HM
A house on this site, demolished in 1971, was the childhood home of Georgina May Campbell. Under the stage name of May Irwin, she was America’s greatest vaudeville and stage comedienne from the 1880’s to the 1900’s. She is best known for an . . . — — Map (db m218005) HM
On Nov. 2, 1872, the Merryweather steam fire engine shot a stream of water over the top of All Saints Church steeple through 800 feet of hose from a well at Brock and Dundas Streets. The test convinced the Town to purchase the engine. In 1969, . . . — — Map (db m236753) HM
Opened in 1874 by the Governor-General, Lord Dufferin, the Ontario Ladies’ College was established in "Trafalgar Castle", former residence of Nelson Gilbert Reynolds, Sheriff of Ontario County. Built in 1859, "Trafalgar Castle" was visited im 1869 . . . — — Map (db m245264) HM
On this site, Peter Perry (1792-1851) built a general store in 1836, establishing Downtown Whitby at the intersection of the Kingston Road (Hwy. 2) and the Brock Road leading from the north from Whitby Harbour. The settlement was known as Perry's . . . — — Map (db m259134) HM
In the Royal Hotel, Canada’s first Prime Minister, as Leader of the Opposition, delivered a speech on May 2, 1877 in support of the local Conservative candidate Thomas N. Gibbs of Oshawa. The Royal Hotel, operated by James Pringle, was built in . . . — — Map (db m218144) HM
On October 16, 1877, fire destroyed almost all the business buildings on the east side of Brock Street from Dundas to Colborne, with the exception of the Dominion Bank. The fire started when a deliveryman dropped a tray of lighted coal oil lamps. . . . — — Map (db m259074) HM
This site was originally the location of James Sawdon & Sons, a coal storage and fuel company. The one-storey building was constructed of brick and later expanded with a wood-frame addition.
Although its exact date of construction is unknown, it . . . — — Map (db m259072) HM
The Terrace, built as a fashionable address for professionals and their offices, is probably one of the finest examples of small-town Ontario row housing still standing in the province. The Whitby Local Architectural Conservation Advisory . . . — — Map (db m218147) HM
This church acknowledges being on the traditional territories of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island, the Iroquoian speaking Wendat and the 1923 Williams Treaties First Nations — — Map (db m236759) HM
On July 10, 1847 at Scripture's Inn on this site, a public meeting
was called to change the name of Windsor to Whitby because
of confusion in mail and shipping, with Windsor near Detroit. Whitby village was first called Windsor in 1819 by John . . . — — Map (db m245277) HM
Whitby's status was elevated to a 'County Town' in 1852 which instigated the arrival of several prominent institutional buildings. Originally built in 1857 by William Till, a cabinet maker, this building was one of three built properties developed . . . — — Map (db m260145) HM
'The Dolly' as it was commonly called even in the
1960s, is situated between the Third and Fourth
Concessions at Lot 24 of the former Esquesing
Township, along the Grand Trunk (now Canadian
National) Railway line. The Niagara Escarpment
runs . . . — — Map (db m281060) HM
Shortly after taking ownership of the Acton Quarry in late
2001, Dufferin Aggregates made a number of operational
improvements and accelerated progressive rehabilitation.
Today, rock quarried on the site is crushed and graded to produce high . . . — — Map (db m280996) HM
Methodist preachers Ezra and Zenas Adams and their brother
Rufus settled on the west branch of the Credit River in the
1820s. A community of pioneer families grew around the Adams
family farms. Nicklin's saw and grist mill and Nelles' . . . — — Map (db m280981) HM
Designed by James, Mallory and Mallory and built by Wm. McCulla, this Italianate styled hall was officially opened in 1883. Built to reflect the aspirations of a small community it was preserved through local effort in 1977. — — Map (db m196187) HM
The Dolly Varden operation was known as Canada Lime Works
under the ownership of C.S. Smith. It eventually amalgamated
with the Gowdy operation at Limehouse and became known
as the Toronto Lime Works.
There are two types of lime kilns which . . . — — Map (db m281006) HM
The Dolly Varden site sat idle between 1931 and 1962, until the Acton Limestone Quarries commenced operation shortly there after. This became one of the largest and most modern
aggregate operations in North America. In 1967, Indusmin acquired the . . . — — Map (db m281000) HM
This Edwardian home was constructed for
businessman D.M. Henderson in the early 20th
century, and was later home to J.A. McNiven,
a local doctor who lived and operated his
practice here for 25 years. Acton band master,
musician, and 1973 . . . — — Map (db m281174) HM
This fine brick residence was built in 1891
by Joseph Perkins. The unique layout in
a Gothic Revival style and the fine
condition of many elements in the house
make it an excellent example of late 19th
century homes in Acton. — — Map (db m281064) HM
Five double houses were built
in 1882 by the Acton Building
Association as tenements for
workers
Each is remarkable for
its distinctive brick pattern. — — Map (db m281082) HM
The Victorian-era residence
exhibits many of the features that are
characteristic of this period with Gothic
Revival influences. Alexander Secord,
great-nephew of Laura Secord, commissioned
and named this fine Victorian residence for his
wife . . . — — Map (db m281173) HM
The City of Burlington donated a replica of this 125th anniversary clock to the City of Itabashi, Japan to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the twinning of the two cities. The replica in Itabashi is called the "Friendship Clock." A volunteer . . . — — Map (db m286437) HM
Dividing Burlington Bay from Lake Ontario, the beach strip forms a natural shortcut between Hamilton and Burlington. Beginning with a footpath created by generations of Indigenous peoples, this trail led to the development of roads and railway . . . — — Map (db m263772) HM
Stretching 450 feet into Lake Ontario, the Brant Street Pier is one of Burlington's most iconic landmarks and is a key attraction within Spencer Smith Park.
In the 1800s, that space served a very different purpose. The 1877 Illustrated Atlas . . . — — Map (db m263789) HM
[east side]
In honour
of the men of Burlington
and
Nelson Township
who served in the Great War
1914 - 1919
1939 1945
In memory of the men and women of
Burlington and Nelson Township
who made the supreme sacrifice
in World War II . . . — — Map (db m287388) WM
On Tuesday March 1st 1898, a 4-coach Toronto-bound passenger express train departed Hamilton Stuart Street Station. At Burlington Junction, a 24-car coal train was parked on the siding, north of the double-tracked main line, waiting for the express . . . — — Map (db m243803) HM
Ireland House on Oakridge Farm was built in 1837 by Joseph Ireland, an immigrant from Yorkshire, England.
Constructed of local fieldstone, this house was the home of four generations of the Ireland family. Designated under the Ontario Heritage Act . . . — — Map (db m243813) HM
Before the 1960s, Burlington residents in need of medical treatment had to travel to Hamilton or Toronto or hope that their family doctor could make house calls! Circumstances changed in 1961 when the Joseph Brant Hospital was opened after a long, . . . — — Map (db m263770) HM
Welcome!
The Waterfront Trail stretches 350 km along the shore of Lake Ontario, connecting more than 28 communitites, 177 natural areas, 143 parks, 80 marinas, AND hundreds of historic places and festivals. The goal is a continuous 600 km . . . — — Map (db m273749) HM
Edythe MacKay, following the death in 1929 of her father, the prominent Hamilton industrialist Cyrus Birge, used her inheritance to replace the old Zimmerman farmhouse on her Shore Acres Estate. The design for her mansion, by Hamilton architect . . . — — Map (db m273766) HM
The map below, dated July 16, 1792, shows the Gore District (now Halton) as Mississauga of the Credit land. In 1795, under Treaty 8, the British granted 3,450 acres-later the Brant Tract- to Mohawk Chief Joseph Brant for his Loyalist service in . . . — — Map (db m290614) HM
St Luke's Church was built in 1834 on land originally patented by Chief Joseph Brant. Consecrated in 1838 by the Right Reverend C. J. Mountain, Anglican Bishop of Quebec, the church was a simple two-storey, frame building, with tower plain Gothic . . . — — Map (db m233233) HM
This important botanical garden is distinguished by its first class horticultural collection. Originating in the late 1920s, it developed as a series of discrete gardens and a wildlife conservation area within an urban context. Some of . . . — — Map (db m221298) HM
Erected by the Burlington
Horticultural Society
in honour and memory
of
Spencer Smith
for his outstanding contribution
and leadership in the
beautification of Burlington
25 years on the Executive
during . . . — — Map (db m243617) HM
In 1920, town of Burlington property, from Nelson Avenue to Burlington Avenue, was drained, filled and designated as Lakeside Park. This was the beginning of the area now called Spencer Smith Park. Mr. Spencer Smith, who operated a grocery store on . . . — — Map (db m286415) HM
Kilometre 3582
Burlington July 13, 1980
Terry Fox
Marathon of Hope
"Even if I don't finish, we need others to continue.
It's got to keep going without me"
Burlington may not have been the beginning or the end of the Marathon of Hope, . . . — — Map (db m243612) HM
The original house on this site was built about 1800 by the famous Mohawk chief Joseph Brant (Thayendanegea). Two years previously Captain Brant had been granted some 3500 acres of land in this area for his military services to the Crown during . . . — — Map (db m233215) HM
This is the site of the famous Brant Inn where top North American entertainers and Big Bands from the 1930s to the 1960s performed. Crowds of well over a thousand people would fill the dance floor on a typical night. Music from the Brant Inn was . . . — — Map (db m243616) HM
Whatever the decade, a night at the Brant Inn was something special. Indeed, it was usually a special occasion - a birthday, an engagement, a chance to hear a famous American band - that prompted a visit.
The Brant Inn, most of all, was a . . . — — Map (db m248422) HM
In 1798 Joseph Brant, the celebrated Mohawk War Chief, was given a Crown grant of 3,450 acres in this area. James Gage purchased land from the Brant Tract in 1810, and laid out a town site at the northern end of Burlington Beach from Brant Street . . . — — Map (db m221366) HM
Before cars, buses and the Queen Elizabeth Way, Burlington residents could get around using a futuristic intercity streetcar system! The Hamilton Radial Electric Railway (HRER) started operating in 1896, with service to Burlington beginning in . . . — — Map (db m243609) HM
In 1908 Burlington Council engaged Engineer, W. C. Chipman of Toronto to design a waterworks for the Village. The Water Commission members were: Maxwell Charles Smith (Reeve), J. S. Allen and W. J. Brush.
This Pumpbouse, built by E. Williamson . . . — — Map (db m262530) HM
Sir James Yeo’s Strategic and Defensive Victory over Chauncey
After a United States naval victory on Lake Erie by Commodore Perry on September 10, 1813, a powerful American fleet of ten ships under Commodore Isaac Chauncey appeared off . . . — — Map (db m248427) HM
William Bunton was a prominent businessman in this area, formerly known as Wellington Square. He enjoyed great success as a land developer, grain and lumber merchant, owner of a general store and a ship builder. Schooners, built by Bunton's company . . . — — Map (db m286431) HM
At the 1954 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto,
William E. Breckon of Burlington won the World Wheat
Championship with grain grown on his Nelson Township farm
about two miles north-east of here. He led the white winter
wheat class seven . . . — — Map (db m243606) HM
The intersection of Plains Road, Waterdown Road and Lasalle Park Road has always been a hub of activity and enterprise. The area surrounding these corners is rich in history and fabled for its market gardens. The settlement of Burlington Plains . . . — — Map (db m243820) HM
LA SALLE AT THE HEAD OF THE LAKE
In 1669 René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle, intent on reaching the Ohio River in order "not to leave to another the honour of finding the way to the Southern Sea, and thereby the route to China”, set out on . . . — — Map (db m221304) HM
Built in 1917 by The City of Hamilton on the former Wabasso Park Lands acquired in 1913, as a combination dance and picnic Pavilion. Its form of open verandah set between two arcaded pavilions decorated with pilasters, is characteristic of the Art . . . — — Map (db m243825) HM
This granite post marked the 15 Mile point of the Hamilton
Herald "Around the Bay" Road Race, first run on Christmas Day 1894; it is the oldest footrace in North America. To this day runners pass this post on their way to the race finish in . . . — — Map (db m242275) HM
Erected to commemorate
the landing near this spot
September 1669
of
Sieur de la Salle
French explorer
believed to have been
the first white man to set foot
on these shores — — Map (db m286414) HM
St. Matthew's Church began in 1849 in the homes of local pioneers. In 1861 the land was donated for the original church by the Wyatt family. Funds for the church were donated by Matthew Clark, Lord Bayning in England and faithful parishioners. . . . — — Map (db m291126) HM
In 1834, Collings Church, a frame building, was deeded over by Joseph Colling to the Trustees of Lowville Wesleyan Methodist Church for 5 shillings. By 1873 the present church was built and in 1925 it became Lowville United Church. The building is . . . — — Map (db m282184) HM
Built 1879 by Dugald Reid 1847-1903
of Caithness-shire, Scotland
who came to Georgetown about 1857
and opened a hardware store
on Main Street in 1864. — — Map (db m281231) HM
Early in the history of the settlement the
northwest corner of Mr Jacob Swackhamer's
farm became a public locality for the
community, and it is rather remarkable that
in 1827, eight years after his coming here,
it was used as a burying ground. . . . — — Map (db m280979) HM
In 1923, Cedar Vale Farm was the
site of Canada's first
international humanitarian
resettlement effort, rescuing
orphans of the Armenian Genocide.
It later became a
United Church girls' school. — — Map (db m281552) HM
This Gothic Revival structure was built in 1877
to replace an earlier frame chapel. Reverend
Joseph Unsworth a minister here for 26 years
was active in the Mechanic's Institute, the
precursor of the Public Library. The building was
given to the . . . — — Map (db m281179) HM
This building is a good example of
farmhouses built during the second
settlement phase of Ontario farmers, like
the Devereaux family who tilled this land
from 1831 to 1972. The 1860's west structure
is fronted by a High Victorian front . . . — — Map (db m281178) HM
Founding of Georgetown
After British officials acquired a block of land from the Mississaugas in 1818, the initial survey of Esquesing Township was undertaken in 1819. A township surveyor, Charles Kennedy, and several of his . . . — — Map (db m281194) HM
Built 1847 by Thomas Frazier,
a tailor. A fine example of an
early Victorian commercial
building once common in Canada
West. Timothy Eaton, founder
of the T. Eaton Co., was a
clerk here in 1853-54. — — Map (db m281239) HM
The Georgetown Lawn Bowling Club was
established in 1907. A log cabin and stable
were relocated from Chinguacousy township
to this location to serve as a clubhouse in
1917. The clubhouse and green have remained
in continuous use since that time. — — Map (db m281462) HM
Built 1858 by James Laidlaw who
owned the Frazier Shop next door.
The Wheeler family, prominent
Glen Williams merchants, owned
Laidlaw House for
almost 100 years. — — Map (db m281242) HM
In a step meant to meet the growing demand for affordable housing, for both defence-related industry workers and returning veterans, the Federal Government jumped into the world of residential development for the first time in the 1940s and Victory . . . — — Map (db m281467) HM
The first house on this land, built about 1854 by
Albert Bonesteel, was followed by this Gothic
Revival stone house built by Frederick Near in
1883. The farm features a barn circa 1890, a pond
once used as a quarry, and a former fishing camp. . . . — — Map (db m280950) HM
Charles Kennedy of Gainsborough Township,
surveyor for the northern part of Esquesing
Township was instrumental in introducing
Methodism to this area. Located on this site at
the south west corner of his land, the first
meeting house and . . . — — Map (db m281176) HM
This Plaque is Dedicated to the Parishioners throughout the Years
By The Right Reverend D. Ralph Spence, Bishop of Niagara
June 22, 2003
The History of this Church is a Creation by the Parishioners to the Love of God, this Church, and this . . . — — Map (db m281343) HM
The Armenian Boys’ Farm Home, Georgetown
On July 1, 1923, a group of 50 Armenian boys arrived at this farm site from an orphanage in Corfu, Greece. The 'Georgetown Boys,' as they came to be known, arrived in Canada between 1923 and . . . — — Map (db m281556) HM
In 1923 and 1924, 90 Armenian orphan boys, brought from
Greece to this land by the Armenian Relief Association, made
their first Canadian home on this site at Cedarvale Farm.
"The Georgetown Boys, as they soon became known were
joined in 1926 . . . — — Map (db m281547) HM
The story of the Georgetown Boys is one that celebrates the generosity and humanitarian nature of Canadians. With an overwhelming number of Armenians left in dire conditions after the Armenian Genocide (1915-1923), relief efforts emerged around the . . . — — Map (db m281543) HM
You are standing on the foundation stones of The Hotel McGibbon, an iconic landmark in Georgetown. Over 150 years go, these stones were locally quarried and hauled to the site at Main and Mill to support the original wooden, two-storey building. . . . — — Map (db m281243) HM
Joseph Tweedle ran a saw mill on this
site in the 1860's. The present building
was built circa 1872 by Richard Hurst
and purchased in 1882 by Samuel
Beaumont. The structure operated
as a knitting mill until 1982.
Designated 1990 LACAC — — Map (db m281459) HM
This community hall, built of
local brick in a simple
Colonial Cape Cod style,
has been central to the life
of the village since 1871. — — Map (db m281336) HM
In 1852, this Georgian style pump
factory was built of local bricks
by Isaac Williams and John Holt.
Water power was supplied from
behind the building for 20 years
until it was converted
to a residence. — — Map (db m281339) HM
The village of Limehouse, originally known as Fountain Green, was once a bustling industrial site with well over 100 men working 24 hours each day to "fire-up" the kilns and operate the mills. Situated along the Niagara Escarpment, early . . . — — Map (db m309359) HM
This village, originally called Fountain Green, was founded in 1840 and the name was changed to Limehouse in 1857. Many years ago the village was a bustling community with a sawmill, woolen mill, paint factory, limekilns, stores and hotels. Early . . . — — Map (db m309365) HM
Limestone Quarry History
In the mid 1800s, when the lime industry of Limehouse was just beginning, natural lime was mined from beds of limewater shale which occur naturally along the Niagara Escarpment. Chunks of limestone that had sheared . . . — — Map (db m309361) HM
This late 19th century church and early 20th
century parish hall reflect an evolved
ecclesiastical landscape within the community
of Norval. The church and hall are associated
with founding families in the community as
well as Canadian author . . . — — Map (db m281554) HM
Limehouse Memorial Hall was originally the Methodist Episcopal Church built in 1876 on land deeded by Mr. Thomas Goudy, a prominent businessman and owner of the local lime kilns. The well constructed building was built by George Grant with Charles . . . — — Map (db m281175) HM
This Gothic Revival church was
designed by James Avon Smith RCA,
and constructed in 1868, by Charles
Blackwell, Thomas Henderson
& congregation volunteers
from Esquesing's Scotch Block — — Map (db m282050) HM
This building served as the Town Hall from September 1867 to June 1985.
Built by Joseph Martin in 1865 for a cost of $5,000, it was known as Milton Town Hall and Market House. — — Map (db m196185) HM
[north side]
In Flanders Fields
In memory of
those who gave
their lives in
the Great War
1914 • 1918
World War II
1939 • 1945
The Korean War
1950 • 1953
• Great • Britain • Norway •
• Ypres • Festubert • Givenchy • . . . — — Map (db m289657) WM
The Town of Milton's Cenotaph commemorates the people of
Milton and surrounding area who sacrificed their lives in World War I, World War II and the Korean War.
Canada, as a nation, owes an everlasting debt of gratitude to the young men and . . . — — Map (db m282182) HM WM
Unbeknownst to many, the field gun situated here is not Canadian; it is a German gun. This field gun was a capture by the 3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion in World War I, during the famous period of "Canada's Hundred Days," from August 8th to . . . — — Map (db m282141) HM
Erected on this site 1835 The Associate Presbyterian Church, united with Associate Reformed in 1858 forming the United Church of America. The brick church built in 1866 was used until 1935. — — Map (db m282043) HM
The Boston Cemetery Association was incorporated on 15 November 1911
for the purpose of assisting in the permanent care of the burial ground and graves.
This plaque pays tribute to the pioneers & their descendants from the
first service of . . . — — Map (db m282045) HM
The Fred W. Armstrong Arena was Milton’s first indoor ice skating and hockey arena. It was also known by locals as the "Brown Street Arena" or "Brown Street Gardens." It was built on the north-east corner of Brown Street and Mary Street in 1921 at a . . . — — Map (db m282071) HM
This monument is dedicated to the residents of
Omagh who attended the one-room schoolhouse that
stood in this hamlet from 1874 to 1957.
The Omagh Park was chosen as the location in
appreciation of William Devlin, who donated the land
for the . . . — — Map (db m288080) HM
The first firm in the world to produce socket-head screws, the P. L. Robertson Manufacturing Company was formed in Hamilton in 1907 and relocated here the following year. It was established by an Ontario inventor Peter Lymburner Robertson . . . — — Map (db m282053) HM
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