Historical Markers in Cardinal, Ontario

By Kevin Craft, August 4, 2015

Wideview of St. Paul's Church Marker

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1 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Cardinal — St. Paul's Church —

In 1828 Richard Duncan Fraser, the son of an early Loyalist settler, Captain Thomas Fraser, donated land here for the building of a church to serve the Anglicans in this area. Their minister, the Reverend J.G. Weagandt, the missionary stationed at . . . — — Map (db m86849) HM

2 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Cardinal — The Founding of Cardinal —

The grist-mill built at Point Cardinal by Hugh Munro about 1796 fostered the development here of a small settlement. A sawmill and store were later erected, and in 1837 a post-office, "Edwardsburgh", was established. In 1858, attracted by abundant . . . — — Map (db m86852) HM