This 77mm German field gun was captured by
Canadian soldiers on the Western front during
the Great War, 1914-1918 and was presented as
a memorial to the Town of Port Hope in 1919.
During the service of dedication on the 15th day
of June, 1925, . . . — — Map (db m274961) HM WM
Ganaraské, Pemetescoutiang, Fat Fire Creek, Toronto, Smith's Creek. From the early 1600's to 1819 these French, Indian, and English names referred to a village on the banks of a swift river filled with trout and salmon, that met Lake Ontario. . . . — — Map (db m275065) HM
To commemorate
the devoted patriotism and heroic bravery of
Lieutenant Colonel
Arthur T. H. Williams M P.
commanding the
Midland Battalion of volunteer militia who
after gallantly leading the victorious and
decisive charge at the Battle of . . . — — Map (db m275003) HM WM
This fine limestone house, originally painted blue, was completed in 1834 by John David Smith. Born in New York City in 1786, he came here in 1797 with his father, Elias Smith, who had played a leading role in the founding of this community. The . . . — — Map (db m275125) HM
The Port Hope Cenotaph was originally erected in 1926, funded by the efforts of the Port Hope Chapter of the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire, a women's service organization founded to foster understanding between British women and . . . — — Map (db m275119) HM
The Eldorado Refinery
A pioneering operation in the development of nuclear energy, the Eldorado refinery was established in 1933 by Gilbert LaBine, a veteran prospector, and his brother Charles. It extracted radium, used in the . . . — — Map (db m274959) HM
Born Farley McGill Mowat, in Belleville Ontario, recognized as one of Canada's literary lions and a fervent champion of environmental issues. A graduate of the University of Toronto, Farley is remembered not only as an author and environmentalist . . . — — Map (db m275124) HM
Peter Smith, a fur trader, occupied a house here at “Smith's Creek" by 1788. The first permanent settlers were Loyalists brought to the township in 1793 by a group of associates headed by Jonathan Walton of Schenectady, N.Y. and Elias Smith, . . . — — Map (db m274963) HM
"The Great Farini" or "Signor Farini" was born William Leonard Hunt to Thomas Hunt and Hannah Soper on June 10, 1838. He was one of six children. The family lived in Bomanville when Willie was an infant, but then his father bought a farm and moved . . . — — Map (db m275039) HM
The Ganaraska River watershed shaped thousands of years ago by glacial activity, flows through the Municipality of Clarington, the Municipality of Port Hope, and the Township of Hamilton. Its uppermost headwaters are found in the City of Kawartha . . . — — Map (db m275122) HM
As early as 1820, a log building on the property of one of the early settlers, James Hawkins, was used as a school and a place of worship.
In 1832, on the same site, the men and women of Canton built a modest wooden structure - Hope Chapel. It . . . — — Map (db m274956) HM
It is estimated that the Little Station may have been the first railway station in Port Hope, on the Grand Trunk Railway. It was built in the mid 1850's as a stop on the way to Lindsay and Beaverton. Because of its low gable roof and three foot . . . — — Map (db m275117) HM
Born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co., N.Y., USA of English and Dutch descent. When the thirteen colonies declared war on England, he remained loyal to King George III and served during the Revolution in the Quarter Master Department at New York. When . . . — — Map (db m275171) HM
Port Hope Capitol Theatre
Constructed in 1930 and designed by Canadian architect Murray Brown, this theatre was one of the first cinemas in Canada to be created specifically for the presentation of "talkies." Its twilight sky . . . — — Map (db m275007) HM
[west side]
1914 - 1918
“The Unforgotten Dead”
Capt. Gilbert Edwards M.C. ·
Lieut. Harry D. Mason ·
Lieut. Thomas M. Walsh ·
Lieut. Charles H. White ·
Albert N. Gloyne ·
Grant T. Carmichael ·
Chester J. Ham ·
Louis S. . . . — — Map (db m276291) WM
Archaeologists have confirmed that people of the First Nations lived here for over 1,000 years. From 1650 on, Dutch from Albany traded furs with the Iroquois and later French and English traded with the Mississaugas. By 1788 fur trader Peter Smith . . . — — Map (db m275058) HM
This Rotary Foot Bridge was erected
and given to the Town of Port Hope
by the Rotary Club in 1927.
Rotary Park, where this plaque
stands, was created by the club
to enhance the area in 1926,
bordered to the south by
Centennial Park, a project . . . — — Map (db m275531) HM
Built in 1822 this Anglican Church was consecrated in 1828 and dedicated to St. John the Evangelist. With an enlargement in 1842 and alterations to windows and tower in 1851 the church approached its present size, form and Gothic appearance.
A new . . . — — Map (db m275141) HM
Resident of Hope Township, he was a volunteer
Union soldier with the 21st. New York Cavalry.
He received the Congressional Medal of Honour for
bravery at Ashby's Gap Virginia, USA on July 19, 1864
for rescuing his wounded captain from . . . — — Map (db m274958) HM
In October, 1859, Signor Farini made his debut here, on a
high wire strung across the river between two four-
storey buildings. His second performance drew a crowd
twice the population of the town; among his feats was a
headstand at mid-wire. . . . — — Map (db m275036) HM
"The world of today differs from that of Napoleon Bonaparte more than his world differed from that of Julius Caesar; and this change has chiefly been made by engineering." These were the words of civil engineer Thomas Clarke, a New . . . — — Map (db m275084) HM
Along with the nearby Wesleyan Methodist Church this one-room school was the centre of village life. For over a century, students walked back and forth daily to attend school here from farms and homes up to 5 or 6 kilometres away.
The first . . . — — Map (db m308253) HM
Likely built by Thomas and Selinda Oughtred in 1858, this dwelling is known as the "Y" house due to its unusual architectural style. The main doorcase is centred at the convergence of angled east and west walls, with the bulk of the dwelling . . . — — Map (db m308251) HM
The 1860 Wesley Church has been restored to its role as the cultural heart of Port Hope's Lakeshore Road community thanks to Friends of Wesleyville Village volunteers and co-operation from the United Church of Canada. Gatherings and celebrations . . . — — Map (db m308249) HM
