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 "BELLEVILLE" ~ Belleville Posted by:  Weathervane
N 44° 09.524 W 077° 22.955
18T E 309486 N 4892263
This plaques describes the founding of Belleville.
Waymark Code: WMEFFV
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/22/2012
Views: 14
The text on the plaque reads as follows:
By 1790 the mill, tavern and stores established here near the Bay of Quinté had stimulated the growth of a settlement. Named "Belleville" in 1816, the village progressed steadily as a milling and shipping centre, and in 1834 the thriving community became a police village. The completion in 1856 of the Grand Trunk Railway between Toronto and Montreal, a booming lumber trade, and the development of a fertile agricultural hinterland fostered significant commercial and industrial growth in Belleville, which had became a town in 1850. Following the discovery of gold near Madoc in 1866, Belleville was known as the "golden gate" of Hastings County, and after 1872 became a major Canadian marketing centre for cheese. In 1877 it was incorporated as a city.
Address or location of plaque: On the east side of the park road in Victoria Park west off South Front Street just south of Dundas Street (Road 2).
Physical location of plaque: City
"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": Belleville. / There are no physical remains of the mill..
This 'Plaque' describes: An 'Event'
Condition of sign: Excellent
Is this a bilingual sign?: No !
What is the second/third language?: n/a
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