"BAY OF QUINTE LOYALIST SETTLEMENT"
Posted by: 
stinger503
N 44° 02.879 W 077° 03.049
18T E 335708 N 4879246
Located near the Glenora Ferry
Waymark Code: WMMK2A
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 09/30/2014
Views: 10
"This region was among the first in present day Ontario to receive loyalist settlers following the American Revolution. Surveying began in 1783, and by the following year five townships had been laid out between the Cataraqui River and the east end of the Isle of Quinte (Kingstown, Ernestown, Fredericksburgh, Adolphustown, and Marysburgh). Loyalist refugees and discharged soldiers arrived to take up land grants in these five Cataraqui townships in 1784. That same year, Iroquois loyalists settled lands granted to them on the north shore of this bay. These and other loyalist settlements west of the Ottawa River prompted the British government to establish the province of Upper Canada in 1791."
Address or location of plaque: At the dock at the eastern terminus of the Glenora Ferry on Highway 33
Physical location of plaque: Park
"Ontario Plaques" Website for this "Plaque": [Web Link]
Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": None
This 'Plaque' describes: An 'Event'
Condition of sign: Great
Is this a bilingual sign?: No !
A web-site for more details.: Not listed
What is the second/third language?: Not listed
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