The Ontario Historical Society
The foremost historical organization in the province, the Ontario Historical Society, originally called the Pioneer Association of Ontario, was established on September 4, 1888 largely through the...
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Ontario Stock Yards
After the Union Stockyards relocated from downtown to the southwest corner of St. Clair and Keele, it quickly became one of North America's largest and busiest stockyards and the hub for many...
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Old Danforth Road
In 1799 Asa Danforth, an American contractor, cut the first road through the forests of Scarborough, part of an 11 m pioneer provincial highway running from the east end of King Street in the town...
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The Old Garrison Burying Ground 1794-1863
The Town of York's first burying ground lies within this park. Established by the British army, the cemetery occupies a 38 by 91 metre rectangle running at a diagonal across the centre of...
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Oakham House
This house, built in 1848, was designed by the notable architect William Thomas who lived and worked here until his death in 1860. Its Early Gothic Revival detailing includes heads, crests and...
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Oronhyatekha (Burning Cloud)
Physician, philanthropist, mason, fraternalist and collector, Oronhyatekha, (baptised Peter Martin) was born at the Grand River Reserve near Brantford. In 1860 he presented the Mohawk address to...
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The Ontario Medical College for Women
Through the efforts of Dr. Michael Barrett, the first Dean, this college was founded at a time when other Toronto medical schools did not admit women students. In 1883 the college began with three...
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Ontario College of Pharmacy
On this site, 3 February 1887, the Ontario College of Pharmacy opened its first permanent building, which was also the first school of pharmacy erected in Canada, parts of which still stand....
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O'Hara Garden
The Parkdale Village Business Improvement Area (PVBIA) encompasses the area along Toronto's celebrated Queen Street West from Dufferin Street to Roncesvalles Avenue. Because of its close proximity...
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Newtonbrook
Centred at Yonge Street and Drewry Avenue, Newtonbrook forms North York's most northern Yonge Street community. By 1870 Newtonbrook was considered a thriving village with more than 200 settlers...
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Norway Post Office
On this site, at 320 Kingston Road, stood the Norway Post Office. The building and a companion cottage at 322 Kingston Road were built about 1825 of board and batten construction. The...
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"Ned" Hanlan 1855-1908
One of Canada's greatest oarsmen, Edward Hanlan was born in Toronto. As a child he took up rowing when his family settled in this vicinity, now named Hanlan's Point. Although standing only 175 cm...
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The "Noronic" Disaster
On the evening of September 16, 1949, the "Noronic", a Great Lakes cruise ship carrying 524 passengers, docked at Pier 9, 100 metres east of here. At 1:30 the next morning a passenger...
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Nirvana
From the earliest days of rock and roll, being booked to play Maple Leaf Gardens was a sure sign that you'd hit the big time. Going all the way back to 1956, when Bill Haley and the...
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National Council of Women of Canada (NCWC)
The National Council of Women of Canada lobbied for wide-ranging reforms that helped build this country's social safety net. This large network of local, provincial and federal councils had...
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Norman B. Gash House (Spadina Station Entrance) 1899
Designed by architect Robert Ogilvie for barrister Norman B. Gash, this house was built when Spadina Road was a quiet and narrower residential street. The house remained a single-family...
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Nordheimer Ravine
From a family of Jewish Bavarian merchants, Samuel Nordheimer immigrated to Toronto from Bavaria in 1844. With his brother, Abraham, they imported pianos and by 1890 opened a factory in...
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New Toronto Filtration Plant/Lakeshore Pumping Station
On this site stood a key contributor to the 20th- century prosperity of the Lakeshore community. In 1913, the New Toronto Village Council decided to build a filtration plant to improve...
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The National Club
Established in 1874 to foster national sentiment and to give the "Canada First Movement" a home, the Club began in a building on the site of the Toronto Stock Exchange. Expanding...
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The National Yacht Club
A group of enthusiasts from the West End Boating Club (c. 1890) obtained an act of incorporation for the National Yacht And Skiff Club in 1894. From its inception the club was known...
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