Thomas William Holmes, V.C., 1898-1950
Born in Montreal, Holmes moved with his family to Owen Sound in 1903. He enlisted in the 147th Infantry Battalion C.E.F. in 1915, but later transferred to the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles....
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Thomas Coltrin Keefer 1821-1915
Born in Thorold, Upper Canada, Keefer began his career as an engineer working for the Erie and Welland Canals. He first gained prominence in 1850 through the Philosophy of Railways, an...
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Timmins
Ojibway and Cree communities were among the early inhabitants of the region. They were drawn to the area's abundant natural resources, and participated in vast trading networks with other First...
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"Tommy Burns"
Noah Brusso was born near Hanover in 1881. He took up professional boxing under the name of Tommy Burns, and although standing only 170 cm and rarely heavier than 77 kg, was a leading heavyweight....
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Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway
This pioneer railway was chartered in 1868 and the first sod was turned at Weston on October 5, 1869, by Prince Arthur, third son of Queen Victoria. Constructed under direction of chief...
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Thomas D'Arcy McGee 1825-1868
Journalist, poet, Irish patriot, Canadian statesman and Father of Confederation, McGee was born in Ireland, where he was involved in nationalist politics. Forced to flee to America in 1848, he...
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Toronto Power Generating Station
Opened in 1906 to supply the Toronto market, this generating station was the first wholly Canadian- owned hydro-electric facility at Niagara Falls. Engineers adapted advanced European and...
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Thomas Leopold "Carbide" Willson 1860-1915
Born in Oxford County, Upper Canada, and largely self-educated, Willson became a noted inventor in fields ranging from the generation of electricity, through electro-chemistry and metallurgy,...
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The Talbot Settlement
The settlement begun in May 1803 by Thomas Talbot was despite the controversial practices of its founder one of the most successful in Upper Canada. Major roads were constructed throughout the...
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The Trent Canal
In 1833 the Legislature of Upper Canada authorized improvements to the waterways of the Newcastle District, the first of which was a wooden lock here in Bobcaygeon. Three years later the...
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Trinity Anglican Church 1836
This frame building was begun in 1836 and completed the following year. An example of simple early Gothic revival architecture, this church was constructed as a result of the interest...
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Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway
This pioneer railway was chartered in 1868 and the first sod was turned at Weston on October 5, 1869, by Prince Arthur, third son of Queen Victoria. Constructed under direction of chief...
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Thomas Mercer Jones, 1795-1868
A powerful Canada Company land magnate, Jones was born in England and acquired business training there. By virtue of his London connections he obtained an appointment as a Company Commissioner and...
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Thousand Islands International Bridge
This international bridge system links Canada and the United States across the St. Lawrence River and islands from Ivy Lea, Ontario, to Collins Landing, N.Y. It was opened on August 18, 1938,...
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Timothy Eaton 1834-1907
Born at Clogher, County Antrim in northern Ireland, Timothy Eaton emigrated to Canada about 1854. In 1856, he and his brother James opened a general store of log construction about .4 km from this...
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The Timiskaming Mission
In 1836 a Catholic mission was established directly across the lake at Fort Timiskaming, a Hudson's Bay Company post, where by 1842 a chapel had been completed. The mission was moved to this site...
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Theodore Pringle Loblaw 1872-1933
T.P. Loblaw was born in Elmgrove, Ontario to William James Loblaw and Isabella Stevenson. Orphaned in his teens, he was raised by his Scottish-born grandparents, William and Elizabeth Stevenson,...
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Tom Thomson 1877-1917
One of Canada's most distinguished painters. Thomson was born at Claremont, Ontario County, but two months later moved with his parents to Leith where he lived until the age of twenty-one....
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Terry Fox (1958-1981)
While in remission from cancer, Terry Fox set out to run across Canada in 1980 to raise money for cancer research. Despite having lost his right leg to the disease, this determined athlete ran...
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The Trent-Severn Waterway
The canalization of the waterway from the Bay of Quinte to Lake Simcoe to provide communications between Lake Ontario and the new settlements around Peterborough was proposed officially in 1827....
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