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|  FIRST - The Wilson family, Oshawa's first pioneers, 1790
in First of its Kind A lone plaque detailing the family that first came to the Oshawa area. posted by: The Blue Quasar location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 3/30/2009 last visited: 3/31/2013 |
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|  FIRST - Building in Scarborough
in First of its Kind Naturally, the first structure in a community would be built by the land surveyor. posted by: northernpenguin location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 12/24/2008 last visited: 5/10/2013 |
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|  FIRST - Professional Baseball Stadium in Toronto
in First of its Kind A sign describing the first professional baseball stadium in Toronto posted by: stinger503 location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 8/8/2011 last visited: never |
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|  FIRST - First Evangelical Lutheran Church - Toronto, ON
in First of its Kind The First Evangelical Lutheran Church has been on this site for over 160 years and is still going strong. It is the home of the oldest Lutheran congregation in Toronto. posted by: ras258 location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 10/28/2011 last visited: never |
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|  FIRST - Site of Toronto's First Moving Picture Show - Toronto, ON
in First of its Kind Toronto's first moving picture show was shown at this location in 1896. posted by: ras258 location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 10/27/2011 last visited: 8/21/2016 |
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|  First Postage Stamp of Canada
in First of its Kind A plaque commemorating the publication of Canada's first postage stamp, the 3 Pence Beaver. posted by: entogeek location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 8/30/2010 last visited: 12/13/2015 |
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|  First Director of the Royal Ontario Museum of Palaeontology - Toronto, Ontario
in First of its Kind William Arthur Parks was the first Director of the Royal Ontario Museum of Palaeontology. posted by: Metro2 location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 7/2/2013 last visited: 10/19/2017 |
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|  FIRST Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada
in First of its Kind This statue of Lieutenant-Colonel John Graves Simcoe stands on the grounds of King's College. posted by: model12 location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 5/30/2011 last visited: 8/21/2016 |
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|  FIRST - External Cardiac Pacemaker - Toronto, ON
in First of its Kind We take pacemakers for granted now but not too long ago they could only be imagined. posted by: ras258 location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 10/21/2011 last visited: 11/20/2016 |
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|  FIRST - Toronto's First Chinatown
in First of its Kind A plaque describing Toronto's FIRST Chinatown. posted by: northernpenguin location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 1/20/2009 last visited: 7/17/2018 |
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|  FIRST University in Ontario - King's College, Toronto , Ontario
in First of its Kind An Ontario plaque on the grounds of King's College. posted by: model12 location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 5/30/2011 last visited: 2/1/2019 |
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|  FIRST - North American Urban Wind Turbine
in First of its Kind A first for wind power posted by: stinger503 location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 4/27/2012 last visited: 12/2/2014 |
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|  FIRST - Hydraulic Lift Locks in North America
in First of its Kind The first hydraulic lift locks in North America, also home to several engineering FIRSTs as well. posted by: northernpenguin location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 2/18/2009 last visited: 8/1/2019 |
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|  FIRST - Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada
in First of its Kind Located in a park at the main intersection of Niagara-on-the-Lake is a statue and plaque to the FIRST Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada posted by: The Blue Quasar location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 4/21/2006 last visited: 8/10/2018 |
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|  First Newspaper In Ontario Canada
in First of its Kind First newspaper published in Upper Canada (Ontario) posted by: Beagle-1 location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 1/21/2008 last visited: 8/10/2018 |
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|  FIRST - John Graves Simcoe, First Governor of Upper Canada
in First of its Kind Large dedication to John Graves Simcoe. posted by: The Blue Quasar location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 11/13/2007 last visited: 9/26/2014 |
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|  First of its kind - Scout Jamboree Outside of Europe
in First of its Kind The eighth scout jamboree was held at the site of Butler's Barracks in Niagara-on-the-Lake National Historic Site. It was the first time that this event was ever held outside of Europe, and was attended by scouts from 71 countries. posted by: The Blue Quasar location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 6/20/2009 last visited: 8/11/2018 |
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|  First Woman Police Magistrate in Canada, and in the British Empire
in First of its Kind Cookstown was home to Emily Murphy, the woman known as Janey Canuck, who served as Canada's first female Police Magistrate in the British Empire. posted by: Beagle-1 location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 2/9/2008 last visited: 6/9/2012 |
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|  FIRST Publishing of The Colonial Advocate - Queenston, Ontario
in First of its Kind A post mounted Ontario Provincial Plaque beside the sidewalk, next to the former home of William Lyon MacKenzie. posted by: model12 location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 6/4/2011 last visited: 10/10/2016 |
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|  First Women Rowers in Royal Canadian Henly Regatta
in First of its Kind This monument is to commemorate the first women rowers who competed in the Royal Canadian Henly Regatta, held on the Henly rowing course in 1948.
There is also a sister stone attached listing thier names. posted by: DyverDown location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 12/21/2008 last visited: 2/23/2013 |
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|  Medina's FIRST clock, the "Monitor".
in First of its Kind This historical marker is placed at the home of D.A.A. Buck in Medina, NY posted by: davmllr location: New York date approved: 2/21/2008 last visited: 9/2/2012 |
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|  ONLY Road Under the Erie Canal - Medina, NY.
in First of its Kind Culvert Road near Medina in Orleans County is the only place where a road goes UNDER the Erie Canal. posted by: model12 location: New York date approved: 6/4/2011 last visited: 11/8/2018 |
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|  FIRST - Anglican Church in Nassau (Niagara)
in First of its Kind Located at a small cemetary beside the Welland Canal, close to the Garden City Skyway. posted by: The Blue Quasar location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 6/15/2006 last visited: 1/28/2014 |
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|  ONLY Double Pallisaded Fort in NY State - Shelby, NY
in First of its Kind A post mounted NY Historical Plaque alongside the roadway. posted by: model12 location: New York date approved: 6/4/2011 last visited: 8/19/2014 |
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|  First Woman To Argue Before US Supreme Court
in First of its Kind An important leader in the women's equal rights movement, Belva Bennett Lockwood was born near here in a log cabin in 1830. posted by: davmllr location: New York date approved: 3/1/2008 last visited: never |
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