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 "THE HAGGARTS" ~ Perth Posted by:  Weathervane
N 44° 53.836 W 076° 15.103
18T E 401169 N 4972300
The Haggarts is located on Mill Street, in Perth, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WME33V
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 03/28/2012
Views: 8
The text on the plaque reads as follows:
John Haggart, a Scottish stone mason, came to Canada in the 1820s and worked on the Welland and Rideau Canals. In 1832 he purchased this property which included the Perth settlements first mill and established a milling complex. He built this house in 1837, an early hip-roofed Regency design in stone. In 1854 the property passed to his son John Graham Haggart. A vigorous politician, the younger Haggart was mayor of Perth before serving some forty years as Member of Parliament for South Lanark. He was Postmaster-General, 1888-92, Minister of Railways and Canals, 1892-96, leader of the Ontario Conservatives in the House, and a top contender for the party leadership in 1895. He died in Ottawa in 1913.
Address or location of plaque: At the very south end of Mill Street, south of Gore 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": There are no physical remains at the site.
This 'Plaque' describes: A 'Structure'
Condition of sign: Excellent
Is this a bilingual sign?: No !
What is the second/third language?: Not listed
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