Victor & Beatrice Harvey - Hwy 35, St Nora Lake - Dorset, Ontario
Posted by: SMacB
N 45° 09.483 W 078° 50.681
17T E 669404 N 5002768
An out of place grave to Victor & Beatrice Harvey near the former Leslie Frost Forest Research Centre, St. Nora Lake in the Algonquin Highlands (Haliburton Highlands Water Trails).
Waymark Code: WM13XDG
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 03/07/2021
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An out of place grave to Victor & Beatrice Harvey near the former Leslie Frost Forest Research Centre, St. Nora Lake in the Algonquin Highlands (Haliburton Highlands Water Trails).
"In 1872 while on a trapping trip with their father Francis Harvey, Victor and Beatrice Harvey ages 9 & 11 died of Diptheria at St.Nora Lake. Francis Harvey was said to be the first known settler and trader in or near Cedar Narrows (Dorset) Ontario [ref. (
visit link) ]. He was also said to be one of the original surveyors of the Bobcaygeon Road. The children were buried at "Harvey's Landing" located at the Algonquin Highlands Trails Office, Frost Centre access point."
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The plaque at the base of the memorial reads:
IN
MEMORY OF
VICTOR AND BEATRICE
HARVEY
DIED 1872
AGE 9 - 11 YEARS
OF DIPTHERIA