view gallery |  "THE FOUNDER OF ELORA" - Elora, ON
in Ontario Provincial Plaques This plaque tells of Captain William Gilkison who chose this site for a settlement 1832 and named it Elora. posted by: ras258 location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 10/15/2011 last visited: 1/13/2013 |
view gallery |  "DAVID BOYLE 1842-1911" - Elora, ON
in Ontario Provincial Plaques This plaque tells of the life and work of David Boyle who had a great interest in native artifacts. posted by: ras258 location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 10/15/2011 last visited: 1/13/2013 |
view gallery |  "JOSIAH BLACKBURN 1823-1890" - London, Ontario
in Ontario Provincial Plaques This Ontario Historical Plaque is located on the northeast corner of Ridout Street North and Albert Street (at 76 Albert Street - the site where Blackburn once lived) in London, Ontario, Canada. posted by: Marine Biologist location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 10/14/2011 last visited: 3/27/2012 |
view gallery |  "SIR FRANCIS HINCKS AT RENFREW" - Renfrew, Ontario
in Ontario Provincial Plaques Located at the corner of the ballpark, right behind home plate. This plaque can be seen from the street, although it's behind a fence. posted by: model12 location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 10/12/2011 last visited: 9/21/2012 |
view gallery |  "HAROLD A. ROGERS, O.C., O.B.E. 1899-1994" - London, Ontario
in Ontario Provincial Plaques This Ontario Historical Plaque is located on the southwest corner of Dundas Street and Waterloo Street in downtown London, Ontario, Canada. posted by: Marine Biologist location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 10/9/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery |  "THE FOUNDING OF OSGOODE TOWNSHIP" - Metcalfe
in Ontario Provincial Plaques This OPP stands beside the gazebo in Victoria Park in downtown Metcalfe Ontario. posted by: model12 location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 9/25/2011 last visited: 5/17/2013 |
view gallery |  "CANADA'S FIRST VICTORIA CROSS" - Toronto
in Ontario Provincial Plaques The Victoria Cross is awarded for bravery. posted by: ras258 location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 9/25/2011 last visited: 6/12/2012 |
view gallery |  "THE "CANADA FIRST" MOVEMENT" - Toronto
in Ontario Provincial Plaques This plaque tells of the development of Canadian nationalism. posted by: ras258 location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 9/25/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery |  "OSGOODE HALL" - Toronto
in Ontario Provincial Plaques A blue Ontario Provincial Plaque can be found on the lawn in front of Osgoode Hall. posted by: ras258 location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 8/31/2011 last visited: 4/16/2012 |
view gallery |  "MALCOLM CAMERON 1808-1876" - Perth
in Ontario Provincial Plaques Located in the parking lot on the southeast corner of Colbourne Street and Drummond Street East. posted by: model12 location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 8/24/2011 last visited: 8/24/2011 |
view gallery |  "SUMMIT HOUSE" - Perth
in Ontario Provincial Plaques On the northwest corner of Harvey Street and Drummond Street East. The house is under repair, but the plaque still stands. posted by: model12 location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 8/23/2011 last visited: 11/4/2012 |
view gallery |  "THE SEIGNEURY OF L'ORIGNAL" ~ L'Orignal,
in Ontario Provincial Plaques The two Ontario Provincial plaques "THE SEIGNEURY OF L'ORIGNAL" are located in the town of L'Orignal, on a wall in a park on the north side of Front Street (Road 24) at the east end of the town of L'Orignal, Ontario, Canada posted by: Sakidoo location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 8/21/2011 last visited: 1/10/2012 |
view gallery |  "SAMUEL THOMAS GREENE" Belleville
in Ontario Provincial Plaques Samuel Thomas Greene was the Co-founder and first president of the Ontario Association of the Deaf, posted by: AaronHaynes location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 8/18/2011 last visited: 6/16/2012 |
view gallery |  "THE ONTARIO SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF" Belleville
in Ontario Provincial Plaques Ontario government sanctioned the establishment of the first provincial school for deaf children posted by: AaronHaynes location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 8/18/2011 last visited: 6/16/2012 |
view gallery |  "THE MONCK ROAD" - Bancroft
in Ontario Provincial Plaques Another of the early colonization roads across the Ontario wilderness. posted by: Timo Explorer location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 8/13/2011 last visited: 8/13/2011 |
view gallery |  "ONTARIO'S FIRST GOLD MINE" -- Eldorado
in Ontario Provincial Plaques Difficult to see when passing by on the highway, the plaque is partially hidden under a large pine tree. posted by: Timo Explorer location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 8/13/2011 last visited: 8/13/2011 |
view gallery |  "THE HASTINGS ROAD" -- Ormsby
in Ontario Provincial Plaques A rugged early colonization road across the Canadian Shield. posted by: Timo Explorer location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 8/13/2011 last visited: 8/13/2011 |
view gallery |  "NEWCASTLE FISH HATCHERY 1868" ~ Newcastle
in Ontario Provincial Plaques Located along the north side of the Bowmanville to Oshawa Road, the old Highway 2 posted by: Jake39 location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 8/12/2011 last visited: 8/9/2012 |
view gallery |  "THOMAS CURTIS CLARKE 1827-1901" ~ Port Hope
in Ontario Provincial Plaques This plaque is located halfway between Augusta Street and Walton Street and on the west side of Lent Lane on the grass of the patio of the restaurant.. posted by: Jake39 location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 8/9/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery |  "THE DEVELOPMENT OF PELEE ISLAND" - Pelee Island,
in Ontario Provincial Plaques A brief description of the early history of Pelee Island. posted by: cldisme location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 8/8/2011 last visited: 8/24/2012 |
view gallery |  "THE PEMBROKE AND MATTAWAN ROAD" - Pembroke
in Ontario Provincial Plaques The Pembroke and Mattawan Road originated as a supply route to the lumber camps in the Upper Ottawa Valley. A long section of the original road remains between Petawawa and Deep River. This plaque is at Riverside Park in Pembroke. posted by: scotian location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 7/19/2011 last visited: 8/17/2011 |
view gallery |  "STEAMBOATING ON THE UPPER OTTAWA" - Laurentian Hills
in Ontario Provincial Plaques A Plaque denoting the history of steamboating on the Ottawa River. The plaque is outside of the Schoolhouse Museum. posted by: scotian location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 7/17/2011 last visited: 9/21/2011 |
view gallery |  "NUCLEAR POWER DEMONSTRATION REACTOR" - Rolphton
in Ontario Provincial Plaques On June 4, 1962 the Nuclear Power Demonstration (NPD) Reactor 3 km east of Rolphton supplied the Ontario power grid with the first nuclear-generated electricity in Canada. posted by: scotian location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 7/17/2011 last visited: 10/1/2011 |
view gallery |  "STONE CHURCH HASTINGS" - Quinte West
in Ontario Provincial Plaques One of three cobblestone churches found in Ontario, now houses the Stonechurch Museum of Art. posted by: Timo Explorer location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 7/7/2011 last visited: 10/7/2012 |
view gallery |  "CARLETON UNIVERSITY" ~ Ottawa
in Ontario Provincial Plaques A pair of blue Ontario Heritage Plaques mounted on a large boulder, stating historical information about Carleton University's founding. posted by: D.ECKEL! location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 6/28/2011 last visited: 10/6/2012 |
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