Historical Markers and War Memorials in Gananoque, Ontario

By William Fischer, Jr., October 6, 2022

A Brief History of Half Moon Bay Marker

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1 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — A Brief History of Half Moon Bay — Mural by Pierre Hardy —

On King Street East (County Highway 2) at Park Street, on the right when traveling west on King Street East.

2 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — A Bright and Prosperous Future / un Avenir Brillant et Prospère — The Garrison Settlement at Gananoque ca: 1815/16 —

On Water Street just west of Market Street, on the left when traveling west.

3 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — Band Stand —

On King Street East (County Highway 2) at Park Street, on the right when traveling west on King Street East.

4 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — Canadian Peacekeepers — Guardiens de la Paix —

On King Street West (County Highway 2) at Main Street, on the left when traveling east on King Street West.

5 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — Christ Church (Anglican) — c. 1857 — Heritage Landmark —

On Church Street, 0.1 kilometers south of King Street West (County Highway 2), on the left when traveling south.

6 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — Colonel Joel Stone — 1749-1833 —

On King Street East (Provincial Highway 2) 0.2 kilometers west of Stone Street, on the right when traveling west.

7 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — Engine 500 —

On King Street East (County Highway 2) just west of Park Street, on the right when traveling west.

8 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — Gananoque —

On Stone Street South close to Pine Street, on the right when traveling south.

9 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — Gananoque — Canadian Gateway to the Thousand Islands —

On King Street East (County Highway 2) 0.3 kilometers west of the Thousand Islands Parkway, on the right when traveling west.

10 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — Gananoque Horticultural Society Park — MacDonald Family — 1792 - 1924 —

On Main Street just south of King Street West (County Highway 2), on the left when traveling south.

11 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — Gananoque Town Hall —

On King Street East (Provincial Highway 2) 0.2 kilometers west of Stone Street, on the right when traveling west.

12 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — Grace Church Bell — 1873 —

On Stone Street South at Oak Alley, on the left when traveling south on Stone Street South.

13 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — Grace United Church Timeline —

On Stone Street South at Pine Street, on the right when traveling north on Stone Street South.

14 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — Honouring Our Past .. Celebrating Our Future — Downtown Gananoque —

On King Street East west of Charles Street, on the right when traveling west.

15 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — Infrastructure / Infrastructures — The Garrison Settlement at Gananoque ca: 1815/16 —

On Water Street just west of Market Street, on the left when traveling west.

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16 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — Joel Stone Heritage Park —

On Water Street at Kate Street, on the left when traveling west on Water Street.

17 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — Jones Shovel Factory — 1852 – St. Lawrence Works – 1965 — A Shovel For Every Need —

18 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — Legion Riders Memorial Park — Lest We Forget — Support Our Troops —

On King Street West (County Highway 2) at Main Street, on the left when traveling east on King Street West.

19 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — Old Post Office — C. 1888 —

On Stone Street South at Pine Street, on the right when traveling south on Stone Street South.

20 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — Private John Henry (Harry) Brown — Victoria Cross — Born Gananoque 9 May 1898 Died of wounds 17 August 1917, age 19 —

On King Street East (Provincial Highway 2) 0.2 kilometers west of Stone Street, on the right when traveling west.

21 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — Pte. Harry Brown, V.C. —

On King Street East (County Highway 2) just west of Stone Street (County Highway 32), on the left when traveling west.

22 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — Pump House — c 1903 — Heritage Landmark —

On Kate Street just north of Water Street, on the left when traveling north.

23 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — Raid on Gananoque — 1812 —

On King Street East close to Park Street, on the right when traveling north.

24 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — River Traffic / Affluence sur la Rivière — The Garrison Settlement at Gananoque ca: 1815/16 —

On Water Street just west of Market Street, on the left when traveling west.

25 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — Site of Gananoque High School —

On Stone Street South at Sydenham Street, on the right when traveling south on Stone Street South.

26 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — Site of the D. F. Jones Shovel Co. —

27 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — Site of Thousand Islands Railroad Station —

On Water Street just west of Main Street, on the left when traveling west.

28 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — Taming the Wilderness / Domestiquer la Nature — The Garrison Settlement at Gananoque ca: 1815/16 —

On Water Street just west of Market Street, on the left when traveling west.

29 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — The Defence of Gananoque — La Défense de Gananoque —

On King Street West (County Highway 2) at Main Street, on the left when traveling west on King Street West.

30 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — The Garrison Settlement / l’Établissement de la Garnison — The Garrison Settlement at Gananoque ca: 1815/16 —

On Water Street just west of Market Street, on the left when traveling west.

31 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — The Raid on Gananoque / Le Raid sur la Gananoque — The Garrison Settlement at Gananoque ca: 1815/16 —

On Water Street just west of Market Street, on the left when traveling west.

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32 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — The Umbrella —

On King Street East (County Highway 2) west of Park Street, on the right when traveling west.

33 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — The Way It Was —

On King Street East (County Highway 2) just west of Park Street, on the right when traveling west.

34 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — Town Jail —

On Stone Street South south of King Street East (County Highway 2), on the right when traveling south.

35 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — United Empire Loyalist Joel Stone 1749-1833 — Loyaliste de l'empire uni Joel Stone 1749-1833 — The Garrison Settlement at Gananoque ca: 1815/16 —

On Water Street just west of Market Street, on the left when traveling west.

36 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — War Memorial —

On King Street East (County Highway 2) at Park Street, on the right when traveling west on King Street East.

37 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — War Memorial —

On Water Street, on the left when traveling west.

38 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Gananoque — War of 1812-1814 —

On Water Street west of Market Street, on the left when traveling west.