OHP - "THE FOUNDING OF STRATFORD" - Ontario Provincial Plaques on Waymarking.com

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The City of Stratford was founded as Little Thames by the Canada Company and later developed into the City of Stratford. The plaque is in the park near the North-east end of the Huron St. Bridge.

Text on Plaque:

THE FOUNDING OF STRATFORD

In 1832, some three years after company surveyors had erected shanties near this site, the Canada Company, a large private land settlement agency, initiated the development of " Little Thames" as the market centre for the eastern Huron Tract. By 1834 a tavern, sawmill and grist mill existed here and a year later a post office called Stratford was opened. Settlement was slow until the early 1850s when the advent of the railway and the designation of Stratford as county town transformed the village into a thriving administrative and commercial centre. Expansion of the community was accelerated after 1871 when railway repair yards were located here and in 1885 with a population of 9,000 Stratford was incorporated as a city.

Address or location of plaque: Off Huron St. near the Bridge in the Park 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": N/A This 'Plaque' describes: An 'Event' Condition of sign: poor Is this a bilingual sign?: Not listed What is the second/third language?: Not listed

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