Historical Markers and War Memorials in Waterloo Region, Ontario

By cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), August 11, 2017

The Black Bridge Road Bridge

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1 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Cambridge — Black Bridge Road Bridge —

Spanning the Generations From the early days of settlement on the banks of the Grand River and its tributaries, bridges were important focal points for communities. Our significant heritage bridges have become distinctive landmarks that . . . — — Map (db m196196) HM

2 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Cambridge — Galt City Hall —

This attractive public building was designed and built in 1857-8 by H.B. Sinclair, a local resident, as a "Town Hall and Market House". Galt had become an incorporated town on January 1, 1857, and the first mayor, Morris C. Lutz, was elected by the . . . — — Map (db m196195) HM

3 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Cambridge — Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service Monument —

To honour the Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service, and to express thanks to the City of Galt, where they received their basic training 1942-1946 Pour honorer le service féminin de la Marine Royale du Canada, et en remerciement â la ville de Galt, . . . — — Map (db m199808) HM WM

4 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Kitchener — Kitchener Cenotaph —

On May 24, 1929, the Cenotaph was unveiled by Honourable W,D. Ross, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario in memory of those who died in World War I. This replica of the British Empire memorial in Whitehall, London, first stood in Frederick Street and was . . . — — Map (db m196193) HM

5 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, Kitchener — Waterloo County Registry Office —

[Top plaque] City of Kitchener Heritage Landmark 1939 [Bottom plaque] A.D. 1852 – 1938 This new registry office building was erected in the years A.D. 1938-1939 to replace the old brick building constructed by the . . . — — Map (db m196192) HM

6 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, New Hamburg — Hartman Bridge —

Spanning the Generations From the early days of settlement on the banks of the Grand River and its tributaries, bridges were important focal points for communities. Our significant heritage bridges have become distinctive landmarks that . . . — — Map (db m196213) HM

7 ► Ontario, Waterloo Region, West Montrose — The West Montrose Covered Bridge —

This structure, the only remaining covered bridge in Ontario, was designed by John Bear in 1880, on the authority of Woolwich Township Council, to replace an earlier bridge over the Grand River. Built a year later by John and his brother, Benjamin, . . . — — Map (db m108716) HM