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Sir John Alexander MacDonald


THIS HISTORIC PLAQUE
MARKS THE SPOT WHERE
SIR JOHN ALEXANDER MACDONALD
(OUR FIRST PRIME MINISTER, FOUNDING FATHER, CITY COUNCILLOR, LAWYER. AND PROUD KINGSTONIAN)
ROUTINELY RELIEVED HIMSELF AFTER A NIGHT OF POLITICKING AND NATION-SHAPING
AT THE VARIOUS "WATERING HOLES" THAT WERE LOCATED IN THIS AREA DURING
THAT TIME. IT IS ALSO WIDELY BELIEVED THAT IN THIS VERY CARRIAGEWAY
HIS FELLOW POLITICIANS OF THE DAY FIRST VOICED THOSE NOW-FAMOUS WORDS:
"JOHN A. MACDONALD,
URINATION BUILDER
IF WE EVER SAW ONE!"
WELCOME TO THE
KINGSTON BREWING COMPANY
ONTARIO'S OLDEST BREW PUB


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