On Keele Street 0.1 kilometers south of Major MacKenzie Drive, on the left when traveling south.
Originally owned by one of Vaughan's pioneer families, The McQuarrie Family. Lachlan McQuarrie brought his family to Maple in 1829 from New York City where he raised his three girls and five boys. After the deaths of Mr. & Mrs. McQuarrie, the . . . — — Map (db m294984) HM
Near Canada's Wonderland Drive near Jane Street (Route 55).
The "Antique Carrousel" was manufactured in 1928 by Philadelphia Toboggan Company (PTC) with four rows which house 84 horses and two chariots. The company produced a total of 75 original carrousels and 19 refurbished carrousels in the first four . . . — — Map (db m306325) HM
On Brooke Street just south of Old Jane Street, on the right when traveling south.
Holy Trinity Church was built on the west side of Yonge Street at Royal Orchard Boulevard in 1830 by a congregation that had worshipped since 1815 at nearby Cober schoolhouse. The entire building was dismantled and rebuilt on this site in 1950. . . . — — Map (db m255399) HM
On Centre Street at Thornbank Road, on the right when traveling east on Centre Street.
MacDonald, one of Canada's outstanding artists, lived here 1913-1932. Born in Durham, England, of Canadian parents, he came with his family to Hamilton in 1887. Though his formal art training was limited, he became one of the founders of the “Group . . . — — Map (db m255398) HM
On Keele Street at Major MacKenzie Drive, on the right when traveling north on Keele Street.
One of the Commonwealth's best-known publishers, politicians and philanthropists, William Maxwell Aitken was born in Maple. The son of the Reverend William Aitken, a Presbyterian minister, he was educated in Newcastle, New Brunswick, to which his . . . — — Map (db m295008) HM
On Yonge Street (Regional Road 1) at Centre Street, on the right when traveling south on Yonge Street (Regional Road 1).
Mason Cogswell's Wagonyard Mason Cogswell (1818-1893) operated a wagonyard at this corner c. 1850. Wagon and barrel making were two main industries associated with a milling-agricultural village. It was not uncommon to see wagons . . . — — Map (db m255491) HM
On Canada's Wonderland Drive near Jane Street (Route 55).
Since opening in 1981, the Mighty Canadian Minebuster has delivered thrills to millions of guests and remains one of Canada's Wonderland's most iconic attractions. Through the dedication and craftsmanship of Canada's Wonderland's carpenters, the . . . — — Map (db m306326) HM
On Keele Street 0.4 kilometers south of Major MacKenzie Drive, on the right when traveling south.
A superb example of "carpenter's Gothic" architecture, this building was constructed to serve a Church of Scotland congregation organized about 1829. It was built during the rectorship of the Rev. Donald Ross by John McDonald, a local contractor, . . . — — Map (db m294981) HM
On Teston Road near Jane Street, on the right when traveling east.
Town of Vaughn
Formerly Township of Vaughn
1850-1970
Sometime between 1847 and 1852 an Englishman, named Thane, emigrated to Canada from Heyshaw, Lancashire. He built a home for himself in the village which was then called . . . — — Map (db m295023) HM
Near Centre Street at Thornbank Road, on the right when traveling east.
Thoreau MacDonald’s namesake was Henry David Thoreau, philosopher, naturalist and author of Walden Pond. “It is hard to realize how close we are to pioneer times, that people still living remember the days of clearing land; water . . . — — Map (db m309281) HM
On Centre Street at Yonge Street (Regional Road 1), on the right when traveling east on Centre Street.
The Stirling Bank, 1917-1967 Prior to 1917, banking services, primarily to local farmers, were available at a smaller bank located just south of here in the centre store of the Francis block. In 1928 the Stirling Bank became the . . . — — Map (db m274300) HM
On Keele Street 0.8 kilometers north of Langstaff Road, on the right when traveling north.
In December, 1806, a group of German settlers from Berlin, Pennsylvania, led by Jacob and Michael Keffer, arrived in Vaughan Township, where they formed one of Upper Canadas earliest Lutheran congregations. Their first services were conducted by the . . . — — Map (db m294979) HM
