"FOUNDING OF OWEN SOUND" *
Posted by: 
Jake39
N 44° 33.837 W 080° 56.577
17T E 504530 N 4934514
This plaque is located if front of the City Hall, at the side of the parking lot and next to the farmers market.
Waymark Code: WM3Y7D
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 06/04/2008
Views: 24
In November, 1840, a townplot in Sydenham Township was surveyed as the terminus of the
Garafraxa-Owen's Sound Road.(related site)
John Telfer, government agent, completed his house by November 21 and a shelter for settlers by the following spring. Four private buildings were finished by July 1842. "Sydenham" by 1846 contained a sawmill and grist-mill and about 150 people. A post office opened in 1847 was named "Owen's Sound" after the settlement along the Garafraxa Road from Arthur north. "Sydenham" grew as land and water communication improved and in 1852 became the seat of Grey County. The community of "Sydenham" was incorporated as the
Town of Owen Sound in 1857 with a population of almost 2000
Address or location of plaque: 808 - 2nd Avenue East, --- N4K 2H4
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": The town of Owen Sound itself !
This 'Plaque' describes: A 'Location'
Condition of sign: Good condition
Is this a bilingual sign?: No !
What is the second/third language?: 0
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