The Toronto Necropolis
This cemetery, comprising 7 ha, was opened to replace the Potter's Field which was located on the northwest corner of Bloor and Yonge Streets. Potter's Field, the first non-sectarian burying ground in the then town of "Muddy York", consisted of 2.5 ha and was purchased in 1825 for the sum of "seventy-five pounds currency" ($300.00).
The first interment in the Necropolis took place on May 22, 1850. Within these ground are buried many of those originally interred in Potter's Field including citizens in every walk of life and some who occupied positions of eminence in the city.
The present chapel, lodge, and porte-cochère were built in 1872 at a cost of $8,632.00.
The crematorium, the first in Ontario, was opened in 1933.
By December 31, 1969, 42,360 interments had been made in this Toronto Necropolis.
In the grounds are numerous interesting memorials and many unusual species of trees and shrubs.
Plaque via Alan L. Brown's site Toronto Plaques. Full page here.