"THE FOUNDING OF EXETER" - Exeter, Ontario
N 43° 21.355 W 081° 28.916
17T E 460945 N 4800452
You'll find this provincial plaque in MacNaughton Park in charming Exeter.
Waymark Code: WM105Q0
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 03/03/2019
Views: 4
The plaque reads:
In 1833 the families of James Willis and William McConnell became the earliest settlers in this area. Within a year McConnell had erected mills here on the banks of the Aux Sables River near which a community known as Francistown developed. South of the mills near Willis's location on the "London Road", Isaac Carling opened a store and tannery in 1847 and James Pickard a general store in 1851. Four years later a village plot (Exeter) was laid out and by 1860 Exeter had become the chief market centre of the district. In anticipation of the growth that the London, Huron and Bruce Railway would bring, Exeter and Francistown were amalgamated and incorporated as the village of Exeter on March 29, 1873.
Address or location of plaque: MacNaughton Park, MacNaughton Drive, Exeter
Physical location of plaque: Park
"Ontario Plaques" Website for this "Plaque": [Web Link]
Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": none
This 'Plaque' describes: A 'Location'
Condition of sign: Fair
Is this a bilingual sign?: No !
A web-site for more details.: Not listed
What is the second/third language?: Not listed
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