"FOUNDING OF HALLOWELL" ~ Picton
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model12
N 44° 00.782 W 077° 08.144
18T E 328805 N 4875537
Ontario plaque at a small park along the water.
Waymark Code: WMA66W
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 11/22/2010
Views: 12
Plaque Text
Here, on a secure harbour at the head of Picton Bay, several roads converged during the 1790's, including a portage to Lake Ontario. It thus became a natural shipping and distribution centre for the peninsula and by 1811 a small community had been well established. This settlement, named "Hallowell", after a Loyalist from Massachusetts, grew rapidly after 1818 when the use of steamers made the harbour more accessible. In 1823-25 the Reverend William Macauley laid out an adjacent village site which he named "Picton". The latter became the judicial and administrative centre of the District of Prince Edward in 1831. The two communities amalgamated in 1837 and were incorporated as the Town of Picton.
Address or location of plaque: In Picton, on the south side of Hill Street at the foot of Bay Street 1 block south of Main Street East
Physical location of plaque: Town
"Ontario Plaques" Website for this "Plaque": [Web Link]
A web-site for more details.: [Web Link]
Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": None.
This 'Plaque' describes: An 'Event'
Condition of sign: Good.
Is this a bilingual sign?: No !
What is the second/third language?: None.
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