Cranberry Marsh Silo - Whitby, Ontario - Solitary Silos on Waymarking.com

Thousands of
archaeological artifacts
have been discovered along
the north shore of Lake
Ontario. Many of the artifacts
found near the Lynde &
Cranberry Marshes indicate the
importance of the water sources to
prehistoric culture.
A stone tool called a gouge was
found just east of Lynde Marsh.
Gouges date to the Archaic Period
(7000BC - 1000BC) and it is believed
that the scoop-like tools were used to
make dugout canoes. Other artifacts such
as chert (flint) projectile points and blades
illustrate the role of Lynde Shores as a
native hunting ground.
1600s and 1700s
1900 - Present Day
French records indicate that
members of the Iroquoian
language family occupied the north
shore of Lake Ontario in the 1600s.
While the Iroquois tended to live in
settled farming villages, they still visited
Lynde Shores on occasion. Iroquoian pottery
fragments (sherds) have been found in the area.
A cannonball was found by Tom Henstock on the east side of
the mouth of Lynde Creek. This lends authenticity to legends of
minor naval skirmishes during the War of 1812.
According to Mrs. Hope Muckle, Cranberry Marsh was sometimes used
for rum-running activities during the prohibition in the 1920s.

Material: Concrete (Poured) Specify other material: Concrete silo only with reinforcing steel

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