Dairy Industry in Canada - Perth, ON
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jiggs11
N 44° 54.017 W 076° 14.868
18T E 401483 N 4972630
Marker affixed to the Big Cheese replica, denoting local contributions to the Canadian Dairy Industry and the creation of the 11-ton Big Cheese in 1892.
Waymark Code: WMR68Q
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/15/2016
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Dedication marker, presented in 1943, to commemorate the efforts of local dairymen and officials in the creation of the World's Largest Cheese, a 22,000 pound whopper rolled out in 1892.
The feat was created for the 1892 World's Fair in Chicago.
Marker text reads:
Presented by the Lanark County Cheese Producers
in recognition and appreciation of the services of
all those who through legislative educational
commercial or industrial leadership or activity
did lay the foundation and did guide the upbuilding
of the Dairy Industry in Canada.
Unveiled Nov. 6, 1943 by Dr. J.A. Ruddick Dairy Commissioner
for Canada 1905 to 1932, on the occasion of the commemoration of
the 50th Anniversary of the making near this site in 1892 of the
world's largest cheese, weighing 22,000 pounds.
The National Dairy Council in Canada
Group that erected the marker: The National Dairy Council in Canada
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Drummond Street
Perth, ON CA
K7H2E5
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