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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Colborne, Ontario

 
By Tim Boyd, June 8, 2025
Colborne Cenotaph (World War I)
1 ► Ontario, Northumberland County, Colborne — Colborne Cenotaph (World War I) —
On King Street West at Toronto Street, on the right when traveling west on King Street West.
In memory of our Colborne boys who lost their lives in the Great War 1914-1918 Killed in action Lt. Lorne Campbell.M.C. · W. A. Smith · Pte. L. D. Cox · G. Chatterson · W. R. Frazier · F. L. Griffis · A. E. Peters · J. . . . — — Map (db m276221) WM
2 ► Ontario, Northumberland County, Colborne — Colborne Cenotaph (World War II) —
On Toronto Street at King Street West, on the right when traveling north on Toronto Street.
To the Glory of God and to perpetually honour our men who made the supreme sacrifice 1939-1945 Cpl. Brooks Victor E. P/O. Farrell Douglas W/O. Grant W. K. Capt. McCutcheon Harold Pte. McMurray Clarke F/O. Peters Arthur H. . . . — — Map (db m275884) HM
3 ► Ontario, Northumberland County, Colborne — The Founding of Colborne —
On Toronto Street 0.1 kilometers north of King Street, on the right when traveling north.
A store established here about 1819 by Joseph Abbott Keeler, a prominent early settler, provided the nucleus around which a small community began to develop. Within ten years a distillery and a blacksmith's shop had been erected. The . . . — — Map (db m275429) HM
4 ► Ontario, Northumberland County, Colborne — Old St. Andrew’s Church —
On King Street East at Victory Street, on the right when traveling west on King Street East.
This church, built from local stone, was begun in 1830 on land acquired by the Presbyterian congregation from Joseph A. Keeler, a prominent local merchant. It was designed by Archibald Fraser, a Scottish architect-builder, in a plain and classically . . . — — Map (db m275411) HM
 
 
  
 
 
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