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Montgomery's Inn

This structure was built around 1830 for Irish immigrants, Thomas and Margaret Montgomery, who operated an inn here on their large, prosperous farm. Situated on Dundas Street, one of Upper...

This structure was built around 1830 for Irish immigrants, Thomas and Margaret Montgomery, who operated an inn here on their large, prosperous farm. Situated on Dundas Street, one of...

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  • ontario
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Meetings of Parliament 1841-1866

Following the destruction by fire on 25th April 1849 of the building in Montreal used by the Legislature of the Province of Canada, the sessions of 1850, 1851, and 1856 to 1859 were held in...

Following the destruction by fire on 25th April 1849 of the building in Montreal used by the Legislature of the Province of Canada, the sessions of 1850, 1851, and 1856 to 1859 were held in...

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Memorial Wall Plaques Dedicated to Patient Labourers

These patient-built walls are a testament to the abilities of the people whose unpaid labour was central to the operation of asylums in the Province of Ontario during the 19th and 20th centuries....

These patient-built walls are a testament to the abilities of the people whose unpaid labour was central to the operation of asylums in the Province of Ontario during the 19th and 20th centuries....

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Massey-Harris Company

This office building, constructed in 1883, is the only surviving structure from the Massey-Harris manufacturing complex. Designed by notable Toronto architect E.J. Lennox, the building combines...

This office building, constructed in 1883, is the only surviving structure from the Massey-Harris manufacturing complex. Designed by notable Toronto architect E.J. Lennox, the building...

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Michie & Company

Michie & Company, grocers and wine merchant, opened its doors on this site, at 5 King Street West, in 1835. York, as Toronto was first known, had been settled only 42 years earlier. Prior to that,...

Michie & Company, grocers and wine merchant, opened its doors on this site, at 5 King Street West, in 1835. York, as Toronto was first known, had been settled only 42 years earlier. Prior to that,...

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Military Burial Ground

This cemetery opened in 1860 and was the third military burial ground in Toronto. It replaced one situated a short distance to the west, which was abandoned after a few burials and the bodies were...

This cemetery opened in 1860 and was the third military burial ground in Toronto. It replaced one situated a short distance to the west, which was abandoned after a few burials and the bodies...

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  • ontario
  • alan brown

Montgomery's Tavern

On this site stood Montgomery's Tavern, headquarters of William Lyon MacKenzie, leader of the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837, and scene of the brief skirmish in which, on 7 December 1837, the...

On this site stood Montgomery's Tavern, headquarters of William Lyon MacKenzie, leader of the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837, and scene of the brief skirmish in which, on 7 December 1837, the...

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  • ontario
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Merton Street Gospel Mission

On this site from 1890 to 1970 stood the Merton Street Gospel Mission, a non-denominational church and one of the first centres of worship in the Davisville community. It sponsored missionary and...

On this site from 1890 to 1970 stood the Merton Street Gospel Mission, a non-denominational church and one of the first centres of worship in the Davisville community. It sponsored missionary...

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  • ontario
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Metropolitan United Church

This "Cathedral of Methodism" was designed by Henry Langley in the High Victorian Gothic style. The cornerstone was laid by the Rev. Egerton Ryerson, D.D., in 1870 and the church was dedicated in...

This "Cathedral of Methodism" was designed by Henry Langley in the High Victorian Gothic style. The cornerstone was laid by the Rev. Egerton Ryerson, D.D., in 1870 and the church was dedicated in...

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  • ontario
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The Medical Arts Building 1929

This ten-storey building was constructed by a consortium of doctors to provide facilities for the medical profession, and was a landmark redevelopment of a formerly residential section of Bloor...

This ten-storey building was constructed by a consortium of doctors to provide facilities for the medical profession, and was a landmark redevelopment of a formerly residential section of Bloor...

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Maud Leonora Menten 1879-1960

An outstanding medical scientist, Maud Menten was born in Port Lambton. She graduated in medicine from the University of Toronto in 1907 and four years later became one of the first Canadian women...

An outstanding medical scientist, Maud Menten was born in Port Lambton. She graduated in medicine from the University of Toronto in 1907 and four years later became one of the first Canadian...

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Marilyn Bell

Marilyn Bell (born 1937) became the first person to swim across Lake Ontario on September 9, 1954, and a beloved Canadian sports hero.At the age of only 16, Bell swam from Youngstown, N.Y., to...

Marilyn Bell (born 1937) became the first person to swim across Lake Ontario on September 9, 1954, and a beloved Canadian sports hero.At the age of only 16, Bell swam from Youngstown, N.Y.,...

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Marilyn Bell

This plaque is dedicated to the honour of Marilyn Bell, a Toronto, Ontario girl who on Sept. 9th, 1954, at the age of 16 years, performed the magnificent athletic feat of swimming the full width...

This plaque is dedicated to the honour of Marilyn Bell, a Toronto, Ontario girl who on Sept. 9th, 1954, at the age of 16 years, performed the magnificent athletic feat of swimming the full width...

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  • ontario
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The McCowan Log House

This cabin was built about 1830 in the northeast part of Scarborough and was moved to its present site by the Scarborough Historical Society in 1974. From 1848 until his death, it was occupied by...

This cabin was built about 1830 in the northeast part of Scarborough and was moved to its present site by the Scarborough Historical Society in 1974. From 1848 until his death, it was occupied by...

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Melville Church

The first Presbyterian church in this area, a small frame building, was erected here in 1851 under the leadership of Thomas Wightman, pastor of Knox Church Agincourt and first minister of...

The first Presbyterian church in this area, a small frame building, was erected here in 1851 under the leadership of Thomas Wightman, pastor of Knox Church Agincourt and first minister...

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Monsignor (Père) Athol Murray 1892-1975

The son of an affluent Toronto family, Monsignor Athol Murray attended St. Augustine Seminary in Scarborough. A salty priest of unshakeable faith, he believed in the development of the individual...

The son of an affluent Toronto family, Monsignor Athol Murray attended St. Augustine Seminary in Scarborough. A salty priest of unshakeable faith, he believed in the development of the...

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  • ontario
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McLaughlin Motor Car Showroom 1925

This building was constructed as the Toronto dealership of the McLaughlin Motor Company, subsidiary of General Motors of Canada, founded by R.S. McLaughlin of Oshawa. It is a rare Toronto example...

This building was constructed as the Toronto dealership of the McLaughlin Motor Company, subsidiary of General Motors of Canada, founded by R.S. McLaughlin of Oshawa. It is a rare Toronto example...

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  • ontario
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The Mackenzie- Papineau Battalion (1937-1938)

The "Mac-Paps" were a unit of the International Brigades, a volunteer force recruited world-wide to oppose the fascist forces bent on overthrowing the government of Spain. Formed in Spain in 1937,...

The "Mac-Paps" were a unit of the International Brigades, a volunteer force recruited world-wide to oppose the fascist forces bent on overthrowing the government of Spain. Formed in Spain in...

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Mississauga Settlements on the Humber River

When archaeologists in the late 19th century documented remains of Aboriginal occupation on Baby Point (just across the river), they also noted remnants of a settlement on this side of the Humber....

When archaeologists in the late 19th century documented remains of Aboriginal occupation on Baby Point (just across the river), they also noted remnants of a settlement on this side of the Humber....

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Marshall McLuhan 1911-1980

Herbert Marshall McLuhan, born in Edmonton Alberta, achieved fame as a communications theorist while professor of English at St. Michael's College in the University of Toronto from 1946 until his...

Herbert Marshall McLuhan, born in Edmonton Alberta, achieved fame as a communications theorist while professor of English at St. Michael's College in the University of Toronto from 1946 until his...

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