Born and raised in Brockville, George Taylor Fulford apprenticed at his brother's drugstore and took charge of it himself at age 22. Five years later, he was elected to the first of 12 terms as alderman. Fulford entered the patent-medicine trade in . . . — — Map (db m87015) HM
On Court House Square, on the left when traveling east.
Born at Brockville and called to the bar of Upper Canada in 1837, Richards represented Leeds in the Legislative Assembly (1848–53) and served as Attorney General for Canada West in the Hincks-Morin administration (1851–3). Appointed puisne judge of . . . — — Map (db m87029) HM
On Home Street just south of Ernie Fox Quay, on the right when traveling south.
One of Brockville's most significant industrial complexes stood on the southern part of this park from about 1862 until 1961. Founded by James Smart in the 1850s, it was later incorporated as the James Smart Manufacturing Co. Ltd and was . . . — — Map (db m146970) HM
On Block House Island Road, 0.2 kilometers south of Water Street, on the right when traveling south.
The steamer KINGSTON was a regular visitor to Brockville and other river communities from 1901 to 1949
The SS KINGSTON was built in 1901 for the RICHELIEU & ONTARIO NAVIGATION CO. LTD of Montreal. It was the second in a series of three new . . . — — Map (db m141815) HM
On Broad Street just south of Flint Street, on the left when traveling south.
On the occasion of the
first port of call
The City of Brockville expresses tribute and
commemoration to the legendary H.M.S. Bounty
built in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Lost to the sea in November 2012
during Hurricane Sandy . . . — — Map (db m146969) HM
On King Street East (County Highway 2) at Ford Street, on the right when traveling east on King Street East.
Built for William G. Tompkins,
Owned by dentist Dr. William Brace,
his wife Adelia Brace and family from 1895-1909.
This easterly corner unit was purchased in 1911
by Mary and Walter T. Rogers, principal of the
Brockville Business . . . — — Map (db m193809) HM
On Sunday May 21, 1933 the schooner Bluenose, "champion of the North Atlantic fishing fleet" visited Brockville on her way to the Chicago World's Fair. Towed into port by the Canadian Coast Guard vessel Grenville, the ship was visited . . . — — Map (db m141772) HM
This steel caboose was built in 1954 for the Canadian Pacific Railway (C.P.R.) at their Angus Shops in Montréal. It served the Eastern Division of the railway for many years. Cabooses, or "vans" to trainmen, were usually used at the end of freight . . . — — Map (db m87959) HM
On Buell Street just north of King Street West (Provincial Highway 2), on the right when traveling north.
The predecessor of the Brockville Public Library was the Brockville Mechanics' Institute, established in 1842 to provide reading materials and educational opportunities for the town's workingmen. The library was first housed in rented quarters, . . . — — Map (db m146939) HM
On Block House Island Road, 0.1 kilometers south of Water Street East, on the left when traveling south.
Construction of Canada's first railway tunnel, which runs from this point for 1,730 feet in a northerly direction, began in September, 1854. Designed to give the Brockville and Ottawa Railway access to the riverfront, it was opened on December 31, . . . — — Map (db m87075) HM
On Water Street East east of Park Street, on the right when traveling east.
This handsome stone building was built in 1883-84 to house the pumping equipment of the Brockville Water Co., then a private concern. Construction was begun by Montreal contractor Jean B.A. Beigue in November 1883. The president of the water . . . — — Map (db m193823) HM
On Water Street at Ferry Street, on the right when traveling east on Water Street.
They followed the flag
They will not return
"Row of Remembrance"
In loving and proud memory of
A. J. Brister • E. C. H. Moore • J. A. Page
J. A. F. Chapman • H. H. Edwards • E. G. Starr
L. Devine • A. Herron • J. G. Wallace . . . — — Map (db m141672) WM
On King Street West (County Highway 2) at Chase Street, on the right when traveling west on King Street West.
These two significant Main Street buildings stood,
in the past, on the opposite corner site.
The Strathcona Hotel
Built for Thomas Tompkins 1900-01
Destroyed by fire Dec. 27, 1911
[Photo] ca. 1908
The Brock Theatre
Built in . . . — — Map (db m146946) HM
On Block House Island Road, on the right when traveling south.
Underwater explorers regularly gather about 500 yards offshore from the east-end park known as CENTEEN PARK and about a half-mile down stream from here. Below the water, about 65 feet down, lie the remains of the former two-masted wooden schooner, . . . — — Map (db m141820) HM
On Henry Street just south of Water Street West, on the left when traveling south.
The St. Lawrence River was the major transportation route for natural and manufactured goods of all kinds in the 1800s. Many large rafts of hewn logs were assembled on the rivers of Upper Canada near where they were cut down. Oak timber, like the . . . — — Map (db m146975) HM
On King Street West (County Highway 2) at Court House Avenue (County Highway 29), on the right when traveling west on King Street West.
In honoured memory Brockville
who gave their lives
for King and Country
in the Great War
and in grateful remembrance
of those who shared
its dangers
1914 - 1919
1939 - 1945
Korea
1950 - 1953 . . . — — Map (db m146983) HM
On Water Street West at Home Street, on the left when traveling west on Water Street West.
William Buell Sr. (1751-) was one of Brockville's founders and the original landowner of this part of the village. He built and lived with his family in the four different houses he built near this intersection. The house shown here was Buell's . . . — — Map (db m146932) HM
On Home Street at Water Street West, on the right when traveling south on Home Street.
Renowned as the founder of Brockville, Buell was born in Hebron, Connecticut. Shortly after the outbreak of the American Revolution he moved to Québec where he joined the British forces and eventually served as a commissioned officer in the King's . . . — — Map (db m87079) HM
This is one of the earliest maps of the Village of Brockville and shows many of the early details upon which the later Town, and then City of Brockville have been superimposed.
The war of 1812-15 has just been over for a short time. The area . . . — — Map (db m83484) HM
This Memorial is dedicated to all the women and girls for whom violence is a daily reality, to those who have died as a result of violence, and to all the women and men who work to end it.
The Women's Memorial was dedicated on . . . — — Map (db m141684) HM
On Leeds and Grenville 2 (Provincial Highway 2), on the right when traveling east.
In 1828 Richard Duncan Fraser, the son of an early Loyalist settler, Captain Thomas Fraser, donated land here for the building of a church to serve the Anglicans in this area. Their minister, the Reverend J.G. Weagandt, the missionary stationed at . . . — — Map (db m86849) HM
On Leeds and Grenville 2 (Provincial Highway 2) at Bridge Street, on the right when traveling east on Leeds and Grenville 2.
The grist-mill built at Point Cardinal by Hugh Munro about 1796 fostered the development here of a small settlement. A sawmill and store were later erected, and in 1837 a post-office, "Edwardsburgh", was established. In 1858, attracted by abundant . . . — — Map (db m86852) HM
On County Highway 15 at Crosby Road, on the left when traveling north on County Highway 15.
Great great grandaughter
of Dr. John Huss of
Czechoslovakia
A martyr who with the Pope's
blessing was burned at the stake
for his religious beliefs — — Map (db m207576) HM
On County Highway 15 at Crosby Road, on the left when traveling north on County Highway 15.
Testimonial to
William E. Harding Esq, Oneida, NY
Dear Sir;
The Trustees of the Crosby Methodist Church on this 26th day of August, 1902, being the fortieth anniversary of your arrival in this vicinity from the home of your childhood in . . . — — Map (db m207574) HM
On Thousand Islands Parkway at Darlingside Drive, on the right when traveling east on Thousand Islands Parkway.
Darlingside is a rare surviving example of the wood depots which provided an essential fuelling service during the early phase of steamboat navigation on Lake Ontario and the upper St. Lawrence River. Thomas Darling, a Scottish immigrant, . . . — — Map (db m102088) HM
On Thousand Islands Parkway at Darlingside Drive, on the right when traveling east on Thousand Islands Parkway. Reported permanently removed.
Long before roads penetrated the dense forests of the Thousand Islands, the St. Lawrence River was the highway to the interior of Canada.
Vessels of all types plied the waters. Bateaux and durham boats carried produce from nearby farms to be . . . — — Map (db m102092) HM
On Thousand Islands Parkway at Darlingside Drive, on the right when traveling east on Thousand Islands Parkway.
The Thousand Islands are the roots of an ancient Precambrian mountain range ground down by successive glaciations to granite bedrock. Over the centuries the bare, gnarled hills were covered with rich forests and carpets of wildflowers. Where the . . . — — Map (db m102090) HM
On Thousand Islands Parkway at Darlingside Drive, on the right when traveling east on Thousand Islands Parkway.
The tons of explosives, concrete and steel used to create the five spans of the bridge system only hint of the tremendous efforts to create the bridge system. Glad of getting work in the Great Depression, the workers took any job they could . . . — — Map (db m102054) HM
On Main Street (County Highway 8) 0.2 kilometers east of Kingston Street, on the left when traveling east.
Cliff Pennock was born in Elgin in 1880 and lived there until his death in 1945. After completing his schooling, he became a barber, a merchant, but most importantly, a passionate photographer! Today, Cliff's photos provide a vivid glimpse of . . . — — Map (db m207572) HM
On Main Street (County Highway 8) 0.2 kilometers east of Kingston Street, on the left when traveling east.
Cliff Pennock was born near Elgin in 1880. After completing his schooling, he became a barber and operated a shop on Kingston Street. Cliff was also a merchant, as the front of his shop was an ice cream parlour. He also built and sold beautiful . . . — — Map (db m207570) HM
On Main Street (County Highway 8) 0.2 kilometers east of Kingston Street, on the left when traveling east.
The Halladay family were early Elgin pioneers. They settled on land east of what would become the village. Here stonecutters lived and worked to quarry and transport the sandstone to build the Rideau Canal locks at Jones Falls, Davis and . . . — — Map (db m207563) HM
On Halladay Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling east on Halladay Street.
The 156th Leeds and Grenville Battalion, a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, was based in Brockville, Ontario where recruiting began in 1915. A sub recruiting and training centre was developed in Elgin, utilizing the large grounds . . . — — Map (db m207558) HM
On Halladay Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling east on Halladay Street.
Opened in 1887, this charming two-room brick school, built by local contractor
Fred Taber, replaced a smaller wood-frame building. School Section No. 5 in
South Crosby is a very early example of the late 19th century campaign . . . — — Map (db m207541) HM
On King Street East (County Highway 2) at Park Street, on the right when traveling west on King Street East.
Half Moon Bay, so named because of its crescent moon shape, is on the south side of Bostwick Island in the Admiralty Group of the Thousand Islands, near Gananoque.
In 1887, a group of summer campers began to meet on Sunday in the bay for . . . — — Map (db m207424) HM
On Water Street just west of Market Street, on the left when traveling west.
Following the end of the War of 1812, Colonel Joel Stone turned his business interests over to his son-in-law Charles McDonald and Charles’ brother and partner John. By 1816, the garrison settlement of Gananoque was an established and . . . — — Map (db m207632) HM
On King Street East (County Highway 2) at Park Street, on the right when traveling west on King Street East.
Built in 1921 by the local firm of Mitchell & Wilson Ltd. and designed by William Rees, a longtime member and leader of the Gananoque Citizens Band. The structure was restored in 1993 by the town and the province with the assistance of:
The . . . — — Map (db m207481) HM
On King Street West (County Highway 2) at Main Street, on the left when traveling east on King Street West.
This monument is dedicated to those
who served in the name of peace
———————————————————————
Ce monument est dédié a ceux qui
on servi au nom de la paix — — Map (db m207420) WM
On King Street East (Provincial Highway 2) 0.2 kilometers west of Stone Street, on the right when traveling west.
Born in Connecticut, Stone forfeited his home and property there when he fled to New York to serve with the Loyalist militia during the American Revolution. He came to Canada in 1786, settled with his family in New Johnstown (now Cornwall) and was . . . — — Map (db m90006) HM
On King Street East (County Highway 2) just west of Park Street, on the right when traveling west.
Built in Oshawa, Ontario, this gasoline-electric locomotive began service for the Thousand Islands Railway in March of 1931.
Although its gas electric engine was replaced with a 250 horsepower diesel engine in 1947, at 28 feet in length and a . . . — — Map (db m207425) HM
On Stone Street South close to Pine Street, on the right when traveling south.
English:
A vulnerable point on the vital line of supply from Lower Canada in the War of 1812-14. Raided on the 21st September, 1812, when the bridge was broken up. Fortified by the Leeds Militia and garrisoned in turn by the 104th, 41st, . . . — — Map (db m83528) HM
On King Street East (County Highway 2) 0.3 kilometers west of the Thousand Islands Parkway, on the right when traveling west.
Erected by the
Citizens of Gananoque
as a mark of loyalty and devotion
to their home town
August 1927
A cordial welcome is extended
to all who enter these gates
--------------
Re-erected in 1956
by the Corporation
of the Town . . . — — Map (db m207397) HM
On King Street East (Provincial Highway 2) 0.2 kilometers west of Stone Street, on the right when traveling west.
Built about 1831-32, and designed in the late phase of the Neo-Classic style, this structure is among the best of its type remaining in Ontario. Constructed as a dwelling for John McDonald, a local landowner, merchant, postmaster and later a member . . . — — Map (db m83532) HM
On Stone Street South at Oak Alley, on the left when traveling south on Stone Street South.
Church bell placed in tower of Methodist Episcopal Church, located east of here on south side of Pine Street, this was the first church spire erected in Gananoque.
1884
Bell moved to Wesleyan Methodist Church (also known as "The Stone . . . — — Map (db m207496) HM
On Water Street just west of Market Street, on the left when traveling west.
When Joel Stone’s sawmill was completed in 1795, it included a timber-and-stone dam at the first of the several Gananoque River rapids, which had previously been harnessed in a rudimental way to power the existing grist mill. The dam . . . — — Map (db m207618) HM
On Water Street at Kate Street, on the left when traveling west on Water Street.
In 1792, as a result of the [R]evolutionary War, Joel Stone, a loyalist to the British crown, arrived on this site and established a settlement which became the Town of Gananoque.
On June 18th the United States declared war on Great Britain. . . . — — Map (db m207521) HM WM
“A shovel for every need”, was the slogan for the Jones Shovel Company. The company was founded in 1852 by D.F. Jones (born in August 22 1818) who had represented South Leeds in Parliament for a number of years. Initially, the Company was . . . — — Map (db m207447) HM
On King Street West (County Highway 2) at Main Street, on the left when traveling east on King Street West.
Dedicated to All Veterans
Past, Present, and Future
The Little Park With A Big Heart
Authentic Corn Poppies from Flanders Fields
[In Flanders Fields]
[John McCrae - 1872-1918]
In Flanders fields . . . — — Map (db m207419) WM
On King Street East (Provincial Highway 2) 0.2 kilometers west of Stone Street, on the right when traveling west.
John Henry Brown enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 18 August 1916 and reported to the 10th battalion in France in late June 1917. On 15 August his unit captured Hill 70, just east of Vimy Ridge. But on 16 August it was . . . — — Map (db m90007) HM
On King Street East (County Highway 2) just west of Stone Street (County Highway 32), on the left when traveling west.
Erected by
Branch no. 92 Royal Canadian Legion
on Nov. 11, 1967, in honoured memory of
226353 Pte. Harry Brown, V.C.
Born at Gananoque on 9 May, 1898, and laid
down his life for his country at Hill 70 in
France on 17 August, 1917. . . . — — Map (db m207490) HM WM
On King Street East close to Park Street, on the right when traveling north.
On September 21, 1812, a United States force of some 200 regulars and militia under Capt. Benjamin Forsyth attacked Gananoque. The village was an important forwarding point for supplies moving up the St. Lawrence from Montreal to Kingston and was . . . — — Map (db m83531) HM
On Water Street just west of Market Street, on the left when traveling west.
In 1806, Joel Stone was granted his petition to build a bridge, which would replace the ferry service he had initiated 5 years earlier. By 1810, as a direct consequence to Stone’s various enterprises, settlement at the mouth of the . . . — — Map (db m207622) HM
On Stone Street South at Sydenham Street, on the right when traveling south on Stone Street South.
On this site from
1895 to 1949
stood
Gananoque High School
This stone commemorates
the school the teachers and
the students of G.H.S.
40's Reunion July 1990 — — Map (db m207508) HM
On Water Street just west of Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
On this site stood the
"Thousand Island Railroad Station"
(circa 1906) combined with a steamboat
warehouse making a busy waterfront. — — Map (db m207513) HM
On Water Street just west of Market Street, on the left when traveling west.
By the time Joel Stone took up residence in the area in 1792, a grist mill had been built adjacent to Stone’s land on the east bank of the Gananoque River and was operating by harnessing the power of the first of several rapids along . . . — — Map (db m207617) HM
On King Street West (County Highway 2) at Main Street, on the left when traveling west on King Street West.
At this place on September 21, 1812, the 2nd Regiment of the Leeds Rifle Company, a local militia commanded by Colonel Joel Stone, defended this village during an American raid by Captain Benjamin Forsyth and the 1st Rifle Company from . . . — — Map (db m207414) HM
On Water Street just west of Market Street, on the left when traveling west.
When Colonel Stone returned after the raid, he found the government storehouse in ashes, the bridge destroyed and his home ransacked. His wife, Abigail, had been seriously injured and took some time to recover. As a deterrent to any . . . — — Map (db m207630) HM
On Water Street just west of Market Street, on the left when traveling west.
On June 18, 1812, war was declared between Britain and the United States. By then, Colonel Joel Stone commanded 386 officers and men of the 2nd Leeds Militia. Less than 60 were in the area when on September 21, 1812, Captain Benjamin . . . — — Map (db m207628) HM
On King Street East (County Highway 2) west of Park Street, on the right when traveling west.
This covered platform, dating from the early 1880’s and dubbed the “Umbrella” by the local populace, was built for the convenience of passengers at the uptown stop of the 1000 Islands Railway.
Today, with no rail connection from Gananoque to . . . — — Map (db m207444) HM
On King Street East (County Highway 2) just west of Park Street, on the right when traveling west.
[Photo captions, left column top to bottom, read]
• An awaiting crowd on the old ‘Iron Bridge’ – c. 1900
• New ‘Cement Bridge’ officially opened November 1930
• 1921 Early town aerial view
[Photo captions, center column top to . . . — — Map (db m207443) HM
On Water Street just west of Market Street, on the left when traveling west.
Joel Stone was a prosperous merchant, who was born and raised in Connecticut and who joined British forces as a captain of the Loyalist militia in New York during the American Revolution (1775-1783). Because of his loyalty to Britain, . . . — — Map (db m207525) HM
On King Street East (County Highway 2) at Park Street, on the right when traveling west on King Street East.
Erected by the Citizens of
Gananoque
in honoured memory of the
men of the town and district
who fought and fell
in the Great War
1914 - 1918
Their Name Liveth
For Evermore
Lieut. Col. Russell Hubert Britton D.S.O • Harold . . . — — Map (db m207485) WM
On Water Street west of Market Street, on the left when traveling west.
During the war of 1812, Gananoque was a strategic point along the St. Lawrence River corridor. All supplies heading west to support British and Canadian forces had to pass through this channel.
On September 21, 1812, a company of U.S. army . . . — — Map (db m90003) HM
On Provincial Highway 2 at Provincial Highway 16, on the right when traveling west on Provincial Highway 2.
Eastern Ontario's first Court House and Gaol was constructed on the waterfront south of this site between 1795 and 1797. The complex included a chamber for the District Court on the upper floor as well as cells and a room for the jailer on the lower . . . — — Map (db m86949) HM
On Leeds and Grenville 2 (County Highway 2), on the right when traveling east.
Last stand of France in Canada. Fort De Levis, on Isle Royale, (Chimney Island), was built by Captain Francois Pouchot in the spring and early summer of 1760. Its garrison surrendered after a gallant defense, on 25th August, 1760, to the British . . . — — Map (db m178522) HM WM
On Provincial Highway 2 at Provincial Highway 16, on the right when traveling west on Provincial Highway 2.
In 1789-90 a town plot of one mile square was laid out in this vicinity. Many Loyalists, including Sir John Johnson, obtained lots in the settlement. A sawmill and grist-mill were constructed, and in 1793 it was made the administrative centre of the . . . — — Map (db m86853) HM
On Prescott Street (County Highway 44) at Van Buren Street (County Highway 24), on the left when traveling south on Prescott Street.
Ontario's ninth Premier was born here in Kemptville, son of Charles Ferguson, a local doctor and member of the House of Commons. Following graduation from the University of Toronto in 1891, Howard studied law under Sir William Meredith and . . . — — Map (db m181217) HM
On Clothier Street East (County Highway 44) at Prescott Street (County Highway 44), on the right when traveling north on Clothier Street East.
Established in 2000, the North Grenville Rotary Millennium Park is a collaborative effort of the Rotary Club of Kemptville & District and the Township of North Grenville. This municipal property has become a true community asset thanks to many . . . — — Map (db m181223) HM
On Clothier Street East (County Highway 44) at Prescott Street (County Highway 44), on the right when traveling east on Clothier Street East.
The South Branch of the Rideau River has played a vital part in the history of Kemptville. The small settlement, first known as "The Branch" when it was established in the early 1800s, then became known as Clothier's Mill before it was renamed . . . — — Map (db m102077) HM
On Clothier Street East (County Highway 44) at Prescott Street (County Highway 44), on the right on Clothier Street East.
The year 2020 will forever be known for COVID-19 and its devastating effects on small businesses. This chair is symbolic of the perseverance and resilience of North Grenville and its residents, whose unity demonstrated that we are stronger . . . — — Map (db m181231) HM
On Clothier Street West (Provincial Highway 18) at Harriet Street, on the right when traveling west on Clothier Street West.
This Church was erected "to the honour of Almighty God and in memory of the late Venerable Archdeacon Patton, first Rector of this Parish." The cornerstone was laid on 28th. May 1878 by the Rt. Rev. John Travers Lewis, Lord Bishop of Ontario. Half . . . — — Map (db m102076) HM
