"THE FOUNDING OF OLIVER TOWNSHIP" - Murillo ON - Ontario Provincial Plaques on Waymarking.com

~ the text from the plaque ~
The Founding Of Oliver Township
In the late 1860s the need to develop a local agricultural base to serve a growing population of the Thunder Bay region became apparent, and when the 1873 survey of Oliver Township indicated that it contained good agricultural land, attention focused here. Active efforts were begun to encourage farmers from the region and elsewhere in Ontario to settle on the free grant lands in the township, and within five years some seventy families had moved there. In 1878 to facilitate a construction of badly needed roads two settlers, Robert Hopkins and David Squiers, led a movement to establish a local township government. Elections were held on December 30, 1878, and three days later the newly elected township officials were sworn into office.
'Erected by the Ontario Heritage Foundation, Ministry of Culture and Recreation'

Address or location of plaque: 4569 Oliver Road, Murillo Physical location of plaque: Village "Ontario Plaques" Website for this "Plaque": [Web Link] Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": not really This 'Plaque' describes: An 'Event' Condition of sign: very good Is this a bilingual sign?: No ! What is the second/third language?: n/a A web-site for more details.: Not listed

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