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By Cosmos Mariner, May 28, 2022
York's Second Jail Marker
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1 ► Ontario, Toronto, Downtown Yonge East — York's Second Jail On This Site —  |
| Be of good courage boys. I am not ashamed of anything Ive done, I trust in God, and Im going to die like a man. Samuel Lount. On April 24, 1824 the cornerstone of Yorks second jail was laid on this site. In the aftermath of the . . . — — Map (db m217533) HM | |||
| 2 ► Ontario, Toronto, Downtown Yonge East — York's First Jail On This Site — |
| In 1798 the Town of York (now Toronto) erected its first jail and hanging yard on this site. Also known as 'the old log gaol', it was still standing when York opened a newer jail in 1827 (demolished 1960) on the NE corner of King and Toronto . . . — — Map (db m215791) HM | |||