Historical Marker Series

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historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2L9C_the-first-meeting-of-the-executive-council-of-upper-canada_-.html
English: . Because of the Loyalist influx into the western part of Quebec after the American Revolution, the province was divided into Upper and Lower Canada (now Ontario and Quebec). The Constitutional Act of 1791 provided for representative government in…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2L9D_early-land-survey-in-ontario-premiers-travaux-d-arpentage-en-ontario_-.html
English: . In September 1783, Deputy Surveyor-General John Collins was despatched to Cataraqui by Governor Haldimand to lay out townships for loyalist settlers. The necessary land was purchased from Mississauga Indians, and on 27 October the first survey m…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2L9E_kingston-post-office-bureau-de-poste-de-kingston_-.html
English: . In 1856-59 the government of the united Canadas erected the Kingston Post Office. Designed by the Montreal architectural firm of Hopkins, Lawford and Nelson, this limestone building shows the influence of the British classical style, particularl…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2L9F_veterans-charter-la-charte-des-anciens-combattants_-.html
English: . A programme of innovative social legislation, known collectively as the Veterans Charter, provided an unprecedented level of benefits to those who served in the Second World War. Advanced by the Canadian government, the Charter eased the transit…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2L9G_chateau-laurier-le-chateau-laurier_-.html
English: . Designed by the architectural firm of Ross and MacFarlane this hotel was built between 1908 and 1912 and enlarged in the 1920s. It was the first in a chain of Château style hotels constructed by the Grand Trunk Railway (later incorporated into …
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2L9H_connaught-building-l-edifice-connaught_-.html
English: . Part of a grand design for the national capital in the early 20th century, this imposing building is a tangible expression of Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier's vision for Ottawa. The eclectic combination of Gothic and Tudor Revival features, …
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2LAS_the-attack-at-grand-pre-la-bataille-grand-pre_-.html
The Attack at Grand Pré/La bataille Grand Pré. . On February 11, 1747 Grand Pré was the scene of a surprise attack on Col. Arthur Noble's detachment of British troops from Massachusetts who were billeted in the houses of the inhabitant…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2LBY_new-england-planters-les-planters-de-la-nouvelle-angeleterre_-.html
. In 1759, New England farmers and fishermen sent agents to Halifax to discuss with Governor Lawrence the settlement of the undeveloped areas of the province. Substantial immigration began in 1760 and, by late 1763, several thousand settlers were establis…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2LD7_halifax-and-castine-halifax-et-castine_-.html
English: . In September, 1814, a British military and naval expedition from Halifax, under Lieutenant General Sir John Coape Sherbrooke and Rear Admiral Edward Griffith, occupied the portion of Maine between the Penobscot and St. Croix Rivers. Major Genera…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2LDT_pierre-de-rigaud-1698-1778_-.html
Français: . Né à Québec, gouverneur de la Louisiane en 1742, le marquis de Vaudreuil fut le premier Canadien à devenir lieutenant-général et gouverneur de la Nouvelle-France en 1755. Témoin des brillantes campagnes du …
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