Goderich
Founded 1827 • Dedicated • Incorporated 1850
May 1, 2010
The Goderich Dominion Post Office and Customs Office was built in 1889-1890. The imposing grey stone Romanesque Revival building was designed by Thomas Fuller, Chief . . . — — Map (db m192987) HM
The beacon at the top of the bluff is actually the second Goderich lighthouse, said to be built in 1847. The land was acquired by the Crown in March 1849, from Thomas Mercer Jones who kept a small house here. The first mention of the 'new' . . . — — Map (db m193012) HM
“No man becomes rich unless he enriches others.” — Andrew Carnegie
The Goderich Library was opened in 1905 with a grant from Andrew Carnegie who believed a free library was the best gift that could be given to a . . . — — Map (db m198316) HM
Goderich was the location of the first lighthouse erected on the Canadian side of Lake Huron.
1847 This tower was built by Scottish stonemason, Adam MacVicar. • It stands 10.1 metres high (about 33 feet) and 42.7 metres above the lake (about . . . — — Map (db m193008) HM
Officially opened by dignitaries of
the Guelph & Goderich Railway and the Town of Goderich
on
September 12, 1907
We dedicate this plaque to commemorate
the 100th anniversary of the building
on
September 15, 2007
The Town of . . . — — Map (db m198314) HM
In a storm that struck Lake Huron on November 9, 1913,
ten lake freighters were lost. Seven of them vanished,
ranging from the 30-year-old, 270-foot "Wexford” to the
550-foot "James Carruthers", launched six months earlier at
Collingwood. The . . . — — Map (db m192995) HM
