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York's First Jail

In 1798 the Town of York (now Toronto) erected its first jail and hanging yard on this site. Also known as 'the old log gaol', it was still standing when York opened a newer jail in 1827...

In 1798 the Town of York (now Toronto) erected its first jail and hanging yard on this site. Also known as 'the old log gaol', it was still standing when York opened a newer jail in 1827...

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York Hospital Site 1829-1856

When the military hospital closed after the War of 1812, York was left without a hospital. Surplus funds raised by the 'Loyal and Patriotic Society of Upper Canada' for those who suffered as a...

When the military hospital closed after the War of 1812, York was left without a hospital. Surplus funds raised by the 'Loyal and Patriotic Society of Upper Canada' for those who suffered as...

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Willowdale

This graveyard is a rare remnant of the time when Willowdale was a small agricultural community centred around this stretch of Yonge Street. Aboriginal peoples hunted, fished, and camped on this...

This graveyard is a rare remnant of the time when Willowdale was a small agricultural community centred around this stretch of Yonge Street. Aboriginal peoples hunted, fished, and camped on this...

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William Lyon Mackenzie King 1874-1950

While attending the University of Toronto and reporting for Toronto newspapers, William Lyon Mackenzie King lived here with his parents John King and Isabel Mackenzie, from 1893 to 1896. He then...

While attending the University of Toronto and reporting for Toronto newspapers, William Lyon Mackenzie King lived here with his parents John King and Isabel Mackenzie, from 1893 to 1896. He then...

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Withrow Avenue Public School Junior

The need for a new school for the Riverdale area became apparent just prior to the turn of the century. Having resolved to provide a school, the Toronto Board of Education approved the purchase of...

The need for a new school for the Riverdale area became apparent just prior to the turn of the century. Having resolved to provide a school, the Toronto Board of Education approved the purchase of...

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William Thomas 1799-1860

This monument was designed by William Thomas, one of the most important architects in Victorian Canada, and made by Cochrane Brothers, Toronto's leading stone carvers in the mid-19th century....

This monument was designed by William Thomas, one of the most important architects in Victorian Canada, and made by Cochrane Brothers, Toronto's leading stone carvers in the mid-19th...

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  • ontario
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Weston Public Library

This building was erected in 1914 with a Carnegie Foundation grant to replace the Apprentices' Library at Old Dufferin Hall. Following the William Morris crafts movement, this Art Nouveau...

This building was erected in 1914 with a Carnegie Foundation grant to replace the Apprentices' Library at Old Dufferin Hall. Following the William Morris crafts movement, this Art...

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The Warriors' Day Parade

At the end of the First World War (1914-1918), activities took place across Canada to commemorate the country's wartime efforts and to honour the over 60,000 Canadians lost. One of the most...

At the end of the First World War (1914-1918), activities took place across Canada to commemorate the country's wartime efforts and to honour the over 60,000 Canadians lost. One of the...

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The Western Battery and The Battle of York

Roughly 200 metres southwest of here (near today's Princes' Gates) was the location of the Western Battery - an outer earthwork fortification and artillery emplacement positioned to protect Fort...

Roughly 200 metres southwest of here (near today's Princes' Gates) was the location of the Western Battery - an outer earthwork fortification and artillery emplacement positioned to protect...

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Wellesley Institute

This Plaque is dedicated to the many women and men who graduated from The Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing and served their community and patients so passionately from 1912 to 1998 at which...

This Plaque is dedicated to the many women and men who graduated from The Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing and served their community and patients so passionately from 1912 to 1998 at which...

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West Market Street

On the south west corner of King and Market Lane Park once stood the Wellington Inn, Terry and Catermole Watchmakers, Peter Paterson's Hardware Store and John Bishop's Butcher Shop. Next to the...

On the south west corner of King and Market Lane Park once stood the Wellington Inn, Terry and Catermole Watchmakers, Peter Paterson's Hardware Store and John Bishop's Butcher Shop. Next to...

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William Hume Blake 1809-1870

A leading member of the Upper Canadian Bar, first professor of common and civil law at King's College, Toronto, William Hume Blake was born in Kiltegan, Ireland, and settled in Upper Canada in...

A leading member of the Upper Canadian Bar, first professor of common and civil law at King's College, Toronto, William Hume Blake was born in Kiltegan, Ireland, and settled in Upper Canada...

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West Toronto Junction

West Toronto Junction began as the Canadian Pacific Railway stop for the Toronto Grey and Bruce, The Credit Valley, and The Ontario and Quebec Lines. In 1883 lawyer D.W. Clendenan purchased 100 ha...

West Toronto Junction began as the Canadian Pacific Railway stop for the Toronto Grey and Bruce, The Credit Valley, and The Ontario and Quebec Lines. In 1883 lawyer D.W. Clendenan purchased 100 ha...

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Wrestling

Wrestling was featured at Maple Leaf Gardens almost from the moment the building opened, and after hockey, the unique combination of athletic prowess and pantomime billed as "an exhibition of...

Wrestling was featured at Maple Leaf Gardens almost from the moment the building opened, and after hockey, the unique combination of athletic prowess and pantomime billed as "an exhibition...

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Willow Grove Burying Ground

The Willow Grove Burying Ground was originally located about 6 km northeast of here, on the south side of Rexdale Boulevard, west of Kipling Avenue, in the community of Highfield. The site was...

The Willow Grove Burying Ground was originally located about 6 km northeast of here, on the south side of Rexdale Boulevard, west of Kipling Avenue, in the community of Highfield. The site...

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William Osgoode, M.A. (Oxon)

William Osgoode, M.A. (Oxon) who, when the Province of Upper Canada was organised in 1792, became its First Chief Justice, and was afterwards Chief Justice of Lower Canada. Died 17th January 1824,...

William Osgoode, M.A. (Oxon) who, when the Province of Upper Canada was organised in 1792, became its First Chief Justice, and was afterwards Chief Justice of Lower Canada. Died 17th January 1824,...

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Wexford Cemetery

Originally "Fitzpatrick Appointment."Established in 1841 by the Wesleyan Methodist congregation in Wexford. Conveyed to the Canadian Methodist Church in 1884, then to the United Church of Canada...

Originally "Fitzpatrick Appointment."Established in 1841 by the Wesleyan Methodist congregation in Wexford. Conveyed to the Canadian Methodist Church in 1884, then to the United Church of Canada...

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Willowdale

The original community of Willowdale was established between Lansing and Newtonbrook on today's Park Home and Finch Avenues. Jacob and Elizabeth Cummer (Kummer) and their family were some of the...

The original community of Willowdale was established between Lansing and Newtonbrook on today's Park Home and Finch Avenues. Jacob and Elizabeth Cummer (Kummer) and their family were some of the...

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Women at the University of Toronto

One hundred years ago women won their struggle for admission to classes at the University of Toronto. Although they had been allowed to write the matriculation examination of the university from...

One hundred years ago women won their struggle for admission to classes at the University of Toronto. Although they had been allowed to write the matriculation examination of the university...

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William Lyon Mackenzie 1795-1861

Born near Dundee, Scotland, William Lyon Mackenzie came to Upper Canada in 1820, and four years later founded a political newspaper, the "Colonial Advocate", at Queenston. Sharply critical of the...

Born near Dundee, Scotland, William Lyon Mackenzie came to Upper Canada in 1820, and four years later founded a political newspaper, the "Colonial Advocate", at Queenston. Sharply critical of...

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