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Historical Markers in Walsingham

 
By Tim Boyd, July 8, 2024
First Forestry Station Marker
1 ► Ontario, Norfolk County, Walsingham — First Forestry Station — - 1908 - —
Here, on 100 acres of wind-eroded sandy land, the Ontario government established Canada's first provincial forestry station. The father of reforestation in Ontario, Edmund John Zavitz, was born July 9, 1875, graduated from McMaster, Yale and the . . . — — Map (db m251099) HM
2 ► Ontario, Norfolk County, Walsingham — The Story of my Life —
I grew from an acorn in 1723 along the bank of the Lynn River, when there were only native people in this region. Probably a friendly squirrel planted me. I was lucky those first few years: nobody stepped on me or ate me. I did have to fight for my . . . — — Map (db m262162) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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