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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YFV_lieutenant-colonel-john-macdonell_Cornwall-Ontario.html
Born in Scotland, Macdonell came to New York in 1773. Commissioned ensign in the Royal Highland Emigrants (84th Regiment) in June 1775 and later transferred to Butler's Rangers, Macdonell served with distinction until 1784 when he settled with his…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YFN_cariboo-cameron_Cornwall-Ontario.html
Born in this township, John Angus "Cariboo" Cameron married Margaret Sophia Groves in 1860. Accompanied by his wife and daughter, he went to British Columbia in 1862 to prospect in the Cariboo gold fields. That year at Williams Creek he struck a r…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ORR_john-mcintosh_Iroquois-Ontario.html
McIntosh's parents emigrated from Inverness, Scotland to the Mohawk Valley, N.Y., and John moved to Upper Canada in 1796. In 1811 he acquired a farm near the site, and while clearing the land of second growth discovered several apple seedlings. He…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ORG_dr-mahlon-w-locke_Williamsburg-Ontario.html
Born in nearby Matilda Township, Locke studied medicine at Queen's University and in Scotland. In 1908 he opened his medical office in this house. Interested in arthritis, which he believed was caused principally by fallen arches, he treated many …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MQC_the-williamsburg-canals_Morrisburg-Ontario.html
The canals at Farran's Point, Rapide Plat and Galops were known collectively as the Williamsburg Canals. All three were built in the period 1844-56 on the north side of the St. Lawrence to form part of the Great Lakes navigation system. Farran's P…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MPU_the-rev-johann-samuel-schwerdtfeger_Ontario.html
The first Lutheran minister to settle in this province, Schwerdtfeger was born in Burgbernheim, Bavaria, and studied theology at the University of Erlangen. Emigrating to America in 1753, he served as pastor of congregations in Pennsylvania, Maryl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MPF_holstein-friesian-cattle-in-ontario_Ingleside-Ontario.html
In 1881 Michael Cook, who operated a prosperous 200-acre farm here, imported the first Holstein Friesian cattle into Ontario. This was part of a movement among progressive farmers to find a breed of cattle that would produce enough milk for Ontari…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MLY_lost-villages-of-the-st-lawrence_Ontario.html
Construction of the St Lawrence Seaway required the flooding of 20,000 acres along the Canadian shoreline between Iroquois and Cornwall. Some of these lands had been settled by loyalists in the 1780s. Between 1955 and 1957, 6,500 residents were re…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JYB_aultsville-train-station-and-locomotive-1008_Ontario.html
English: The St. Lawrence Pack Commission gratefully acknowledges the Save the Train Committee's contribution of time and effort to fundraise and assist with the joint restoration project of the Aultsville Train Station. Aultsville Train Stati…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JY8_sir-james-pliny-whitney_Ontario.html
Born in Williamsburg and educated at the Cornwall Grammar School, Whitney was called to the Bar in 1876. He was elected to the legislative assembly as Conservative member for Dundas in 1888. A noted orator, he was leader of the opposition 1896-190…
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