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 "THE FOUNDING OF BATH" ~ Bath Posted by:  Weathervane
N 44° 11.010 W 076° 46.491
18T E 358141 N 4893785
This plaque describes the founding of Bath.
Waymark Code: WMEGJQ
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/28/2012
Views: 16
The text on the plaque reads as follows:
Settlement of this village, one of Ontario's oldest communities, began in 1784 when discharged soldiers from Jessup's Rangers, a Loyalist corps, took up land grants in the vicinity. The sheltered harbour here provided easy access stimulating the growth of a community. Connected to Kingston by an early waterfront road, the hamlet, called Ernestown, contained a tavern, a church and an academy by 1811. A significant shipbuilding industry developed and in 1816 the "Frontanac", the first steamboat in Upper Canada, was launched from a local shipyard. Two years later the settlement was officially renamed Bath. Incorporated as a village in 1859, it prospered as a commercial, shipping and industrial centre well into the 1870s. Today Bath 's thriving past is reflected in its many distinctive 19th century buildings.
Address or location of plaque: In a park on the northeast corner of Main Street (Highway 33) and Fairfield Street a block east of Church Street (Road 7).
Physical location of plaque: Village
"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": This plaque is located in a park and in close proximity to the Bath Water Treatment Plant.
This 'Plaque' describes: An 'Event'
Condition of sign: Very Good
Is this a bilingual sign?: Yes !
What is the second/third language?: French
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