On Ontario Street, 0.2 kilometers east of Victoria Street, on the right when traveling west.
Erected in memory
the Pioneers of
Clinton
This marks the site
of the first church
erected A.D. 1835
and the burial grounds
of the pioneers of the
district
1928 — — Map (db m233557) HM
On Ontario Street, 0.2 kilometers east of Victoria Street, on the right when traveling west.
One of North America's pioneer ethnologists and linguists,
Hale practised law in Clinton 1856-1896. Born in New
Hampshire he graduated from Harvard in 1837, and
accompanied the Wilkes Expedition to the Pacific, 1838-1842. His contribution to . . . — — Map (db m233539) HM
On West Street at Waterloo Street South, on the left when traveling west on West Street.
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
On Cobourg Street just south of Lighthouse Street, on the right when traveling south.
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
On Montreal Street just south of Lighthouse Street, on the right when traveling south.
“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
On Cobourg Street just west of Lighthouse Street, on the right when traveling west.
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
On Harbour Drive just east of Beach Street, on the left when traveling east.
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
On Cobourg Street just east of Lighthouse Street, on the left when traveling east.
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