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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20ZN_sir-william-c-van-horne_Thunder-Bay-Ontario.html
Born in Chelsea, Illinois, Van Horne, after a brilliant career with a number of railway companies in the mid-western United States, accepted the position of general manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1881. Construction of this pioneer Cana…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20ZM_c-d-howe_Thunder-Bay-Ontario.html
The dynamic "Minister of Everything", Massachusetts-born Clarence Decatur Howe immigrated to Canada in 1908 and established an engineering firm in Port Arthur in 1916. Elected to the House of Commons in 1935, he was a dominate figure in Liberal ca…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20ZL_terry-fox_Thunder-Bay-Ontario.html
While in remission from cancer, Terry Fox set out to run across Canada in 1980 to raise money for cancer research. Despite having lost his right leg to the disease, this determined athlete ran 5,373 kilometres - nearly a marathon a day for 143 str…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20ZJ_terrance-stanley-fox_Thunder-Bay-Ontario.html
"Dreams are made if people only try.I believe in miracles...I have to...Because somewhere the hurting must stop."Terry Fox inspired this nation with his dream - his MARATHON OF HOPE - a cross-Canada run to raise money for cancer research.This cour…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20ST_the-reverend-richard-baxter-s-j-1821-1904_Thunder-Bay-Ontario.html
Born in Carlisle, England, Baxter came to Canada as a child. He studied in Toronto and at the Sulpician College in Montreal before becoming, reputedly, the first English-speaking Jesuit novice in Canada. After his ordination in New York in 1854, h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20SR_connaught-square_Thunder-Bay-Ontario.html
This square was named in 1936 for Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, third son of Queen Victoria. He was serving in Canada with his regiment in 1870, when Colonel Wolseley named Prince Arthur's Landing (later Port Arthur) in his honour. Created Duk…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20SO_thunder-bay-tourist-pagoda_Thunder-Bay-Ontario.html
This tourist kiosk was erected in 1909 to promote Port Arthur's social and economic merits to visitors and investors. Its eye-catching architecture and strategic location reflect civic boosterism and the city's rivalry with nearby Fort William dec…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20Q8_col-elizabeth-smellie-1884-1968_Thunder-Bay-Ontario.html
This celebrated Canadian army nurse and public health authority was born in Port Arthur. In 1909 "Beth" Smellie became night supervisor at McKellar General Hospital. Joining the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps in 1915, she served in France and E…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20N5_lakehead-university_Thunder-Bay-Ontario.html
In response to a brief from Lakehead educators and business representatives outlining northwestern Ontario's need for an institution of higher education, a provincial Order-in-Council established the Lakehead Technical Institute in 1946. Two years…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20N4_cummins-site_Thunder-Bay-Ontario.html
At least 9,000 years old, the Cummins site is one of the most significant of several Palaeo-Indian archaeological sites that form the Lakehead Complex. Many of these early seasonal camps were located on the shoreline of ancient Lake Minong, at a s…