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Historical Markers in Walkerton

 
By Tim Boyd, July 4, 2025
The Founding of Walkerton Marker
1 ► Ontario, Bruce County, Walkerton — The Founding of Walkerton —
On McNab Street 0.1 kilometers south of Durham Street East, on the right when traveling south.
In 1850 Joseph Walker came here to the Durham Road where it crosses the Saugeen River. He built an inn and contracted to build two bridges and a part of the road. He and his son William were in 1851 granted tree lots and later allowed to buy . . . — — Map (db m278239) HM
2 ► Ontario, Bruce County, Walkerton — Greenock —
On Ontario Highway 9 0.4 kilometers east of Sideroad 5 Greenock, on the right when traveling west.
The early settlers, primarily of Scottish and Irish descent, came to Greenock circa 1850. Shortly after their arrival they received Land Grants from Queen Victoria. Located halfway between Durham and Kincardine, two regionally important centres at . . . — — Map (db m278213) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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