"THE QUAKER SETTLEMENT AT SPARTA"
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brenda&&rew
N 42° 42.167 W 081° 05.620
17T E 492328 N 4727814
This sign is located on Sparta Line just west of the Village of Sparta and is found in front of a cemetery.
Waymark Code: WM98HP
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 07/13/2010
Views: 14
The Quaker Settlement at Sparta
Jonathan Doan (1765 - 1847), a member of the Society of Friends, came to Upper Canada from Pennsylvania about 1789. He settled first in the Niagara Peninsula, and then purchased 200 acres of wilderness here in South Yarmouth Township in 1813. A few years later Doan became a land agend for the Honourable James Baby. He acquired 3000 acres for settlement and revisited Niagara and Pennsylvania to recurit fellow Quakers. A community known as the Quaker Settlement, or Yarmouth Corners, developed around Doan's farm, grist mill and tannery. In 1820 he donated the land for a meeting house and this burying ground. The name Sparta was adopted by the settlement in 1832.
Address or location of plaque: Sparta Line, west of Sparta, Ontario.
Physical location of plaque: Other location
"Ontario Plaques" Website for this "Plaque": [Web Link]
Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": No remains at the location except for a cemetery.
This 'Plaque' describes: A 'Person'
Condition of sign: good
Is this a bilingual sign?: Yes !
What is the second/third language?: French
A web-site for more details.: Not listed
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