In 1830 James Buchanan, the British Consul at New York City, acquired a tract of 1,200 acres of unsettled land in Adelaide Township. He transferred control of the property to his son, John Stewart Buchanan (1815-1875), who settled there within the . . . — — Map (db m274330) HM
This statue honours the
valour and sacrifice of all
Canadians who served in the
Great War. 1914-1918.
Erected in memory of
General Sir Arthur William Currie,
GCMG, KGB, VD
General Officer commanding
the Canadian Corps from 1917-18 . . . — — Map (db m274464) HM WM
General Sir Arthur William Currie 1875-1933
The first Canadian-born general, Currie
grew up on a farm in Napperton and
attended Strathroy Collegiate Institute.
In 1894 he went to Victoria, B.C. where
he joined the militia in . . . — — Map (db m274337) HM
Born near Strathroy of Irish parents. Blake, a distinguished lawyer and brilliant orator, was elected in 1867 both to the Canadian parliament for West Durham and to the Ontario legislature for South Bruce. After serving as leader of the Liberal . . . — — Map (db m284035) HM
Our glorious dead
“To live in hearts we leave
behind is not to die”
James Abbott ·
James Armstrong ·
Frederick Adair ·
E.J. Burtenshaw ·
R.J. Buchanan ·
John Brown ·
R. Brown ·
R.D. Briscoe ·
Walter Beer ·
W.MacW. Cuddy · . . . — — Map (db m274419) WM
The original Wesleyan Methodist Congregation of this church was organized in 1836 at the home of James Cooper, a local wagon maker. The parishioners worshipped in a log building in Adelaide Township, but in 185l a frame church was built in . . . — — Map (db m274333) HM
