OLDEST - Surviving Railway Station in Canada
N 43° 55.448 W 079° 33.022
17T E 616371 N 4864467
King Station - circa 1852 - the oldest survivng railway station in Canada
Waymark Code: WM6QW8
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 07/10/2009
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King Station, built by Northern Railway on lands donated by Isaac Dennis near his hotel on Springhill (now King City). Designed by F.W. Cumberland, Architect, King station witnessed Ontario's first steam locomotive "Toronto" on its inaugural run from Toronto to Matchell's Corners (Aurora), May 16,1853. The King Township Historical Society moved the station here in 1989.
Type of documentation of superlative status: Official historical plaque
Location of coordinates: King Township Museum
Web Site: [Web Link]
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