"THE FOUNDING OF PORT DOVER" - Port Dover, Ontario - Ontario Provincial Plaques on Waymarking.com

By 1794 Peter Walker, the first settler in this area, had located at the mouth of Patterson's Creek, but a community did not begin to develop here until Dover, situated further upstream, was razed by invading American troops in 1814. Some of the subsequent reconstruction took place nearer to the creek's mouth where a harbour had been in use since the early 1800's and in 1835 Israel Wood Powell, a merchant, registered a village plan for Port Dover. Improvement to the harbour during the next fifteen years made Port Dover a principal Lake Erie port and shipyards, tanneries, and Andrew Thompson's woollen-mill contributed substantially to local economic growth. In 1879 Port Dover, with a population of 1,100 became an incorporated village.

Address or location of plaque: Harbour Street., Port Dover Ontario Physical location of plaque: Village "Ontario Plaques" Website for this "Plaque": [Web Link] Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": Village still thriving This 'Plaque' describes: A 'Location' Condition of sign: Good condition Is this a bilingual sign?: No ! A web-site for more details.: Not listed What is the second/third language?: Not listed

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