Built in 1872, this building was home
to John Thomson and Son Furniture
and Funeral Business. John Thomson
was a local carpenter and cabinet
maker by trade, and entered the funeral
business when he was asked to make
coffins as well.
The . . . — — Map (db m286706) HM
The oldest continuously operating curling club in Ontario, the Fergus Curling Club was formed in 1834 by Scottish immigrants. At the organization's first formal meeting two years later Adam Fergusson, a founder of Fergus, was chosen . . . — — Map (db m286666) HM
Given to the Town of Fergus
by W.G. Beatty and M.J. Beatty
who built and operated the
pool from 1930-1961 for the
betterment of young and old. — — Map (db m286670) HM
Adam Fergusson (1782-1862) first visited Canada in 1831
to investigate emigration for the Highland Society of Scotland.
In 1833, in partnership with a fellow Scot, James Webster
(1808-69), he purchased over 7,000 acres of uncleared land
in . . . — — Map (db m218385) HM
This large granite stone or stane was uncovered in the 1830s when
the forest below St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church was first
cleared. The area was named James
Square in honour of James Webster
who, along with Adam Fergusson,
founded the new . . . — — Map (db m286712) HM
Born in Bundu, now in Senegal, Richard Pierpoint was captured, forcibly transported to the Thirteen Colonies, and sold into slavery around 1760. He fought as a free man with Butler's Rangers, a loyalist unit, during the American Revolution . . . — — Map (db m312320) HM
Early Life and Military Service
This land was once part of a parcel owned by Richard Pierpoint, a prominent Black Loyalist, soldier, griot, early settler, farmer and National Historic Person of Canada.
Born in the Bundu region (present-day . . . — — Map (db m312362) HM
Prominently sited on a hill-top overlooking Fergus, St. Andrew's was the dominant visual landmark as well as the religious focus of this Scottish community during the second half of the 19th century. It was erected in 1862 to serve a congregation . . . — — Map (db m286665) HM
The first St. David Street bridge was built
of wood in the 1850s. It was replaced with
various wood bridges, a steel through truss
in 1895, a concrete bowstring arch in 1926
as shown above, and a cantilevered concrete
bridge in 1968. With . . . — — Map (db m286668) HM
Tucked quietly in the heart of downtown Fergus and perched on the edge of the
gorge, you will find Templin Gardens. Templin Gardens was commissioned
in the late 1920s by J.C.Templin who was the editor of the Fergus News
Record. The loving gesture . . . — — Map (db m286708) HM
In 1904, the Grand Trunk Railway (later the CNR) built a Spur Line along St Patrick Street in Fergus. The Weigh Scale Building was constructed at this location during that same year. The building was designed and built by local craftsmen for a . . . — — Map (db m286667) HM
