Historical Markers and War Memorials in Johnstown, Ontario

By Kevin Craft, August 4, 2015

Eastern Ontario's First Court House and Gaol Marker

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1 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Johnstown — Eastern Ontario's First Court House and Gaol —

Eastern Ontario's first Court House and Gaol was constructed on the waterfront south of this site between 1795 and 1797. The complex included a chamber for the District Court on the upper floor as well as cells and a room for the jailer on the lower . . . — — Map (db m86949) HM

2 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Johnstown — Fort de Levis —

Last stand of France in Canada. Fort De Levis, on Isle Royale, (Chimney Island), was built by Captain Francois Pouchot in the spring and early summer of 1760. Its garrison surrendered after a gallant defense, on 25th August, 1760, to the British . . . — — Map (db m178522) HM WM

3 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Johnstown — Johnstown 1789 —

In 1789-90 a town plot of one mile square was laid out in this vicinity. Many Loyalists, including Sir John Johnson, obtained lots in the settlement. A sawmill and grist-mill were constructed, and in 1793 it was made the administrative centre of the . . . — — Map (db m86853) HM