On Front Road at Wolven Street, on the left when traveling west on Front Road.
The first white settlers in this area arrived from New England in the 1790s and 25 years later Port Rowan townsite was surveyed on land owned by the Ellis and
Wolven families.
The town was named for Col. Sir William Rowan (1789-1879) . . . — — Map (db m234205) HM
On King Street South, 0.2 kilometers south of Commercial Road (County Road 57), on the right when traveling south.
A United Empire Loyalist, Ryerse was commissioned in the
4th New Jersey Volunteers during the American Revolution,
following which he took refuge in New Brunswick. In 1794
he came to Upper Canada, and the following year received
3,000 acres . . . — — Map (db m234354) HM
Near Norfolk Street North (Highway 24) close to Union Street, on the right when traveling north.
Lieutenant-Governor Simcoe's visit to this locality in 1795 led to a grant to Aaron Culver, one of the districts earliest settlers, on condition of building mills. By 1812, a hamlet had formed near these mills, but they were burnt and adjacent . . . — — Map (db m217600) HM
On 3rd Street, 0.2 kilometers south of Albert Street, on the left when traveling south.
Saw and grist mills erected in this area during the first decade of the 19th century fostered the development here of a small settlement. The completion of the Kingston Road by 1817 facilitated its growth and within a decade it had a population of . . . — — Map (db m90089) HM
On Sussex Drive, on the right when traveling south.
The restored shopfronts along the east side of Sussex
Drive are relics of businesses that served
the lumber trade in the Ottawa Valley,
where wood was king in the 19th century.
Forest industries turned old Ottawa into
a . . . — — Map (db m205663) HM
On George Street at By Ward Market Square, on the left when traveling east on George Street.
The dense cedar bog that became the site of the By Ward Market was drained and cleared in 1827 by Lieutenant-Colonel John By of the Royal Engineers to accommodate the workers building the Rideau Canal. The area rapidly became the commercial core . . . — — Map (db m195923) HM
On Wellington Street (Route 34) east of Kent Street (Route 83), on the left when traveling east.
English: The Bank of Canada is the country's monetary authority. Since the Bank opened its doors in 1935, its purpose has been to promote the economic and financial well-being of Canadians. Through its monetary policy, the Bank . . . — — Map (db m150696) HM
On Wellington Street (Route 34) at Lyon Street North (Route 81), on the right when traveling east on Wellington Street.
English:
A programme of innovative social legislation, known collectively as the Veterans Charter, provided an unprecedented level of benefits to those who served in the Second World War. Advanced by the Canadian government, the . . . — — Map (db m140225) HM
On Alexandra Bridge (Saint Patrick Street), 0.4 kilometers west of Mackenzie Avenue (Route 93), on the left when traveling west.
English: Canada’s Capital is young — but the land is old, and the people have lived here for a long, long time. After the glaciers melted and the waters of the Champlain Sea retreated from this valley (10,000 to 13,000 years . . . — — Map (db m150699) HM
On Dickinson Street just north of Mill Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Rideau Canal is a 202 kilometre waterway made navigable by a system of more than 50 dams, 47 locks and 19 kilometres of actual canal ruts. Built between 1826 and 1832 as British military defence strategy, the Canal served as a . . . — — Map (db m112342) HM
On Dickinson Street at Johnston Clapp Lane, on the left when traveling north on Dickinson Street.
In these times of rapid change and technological advancement, few things in life remain constant. However, Dickinson Square has endured over the years by serving its community through diversification, resilience and sheer . . . — — Map (db m112362) HM
On Dickinson Street at Johnston Clapp Lane, on the left when traveling north on Dickinson Street.
Used to support Milling operations, the Carriage Shed, allowed farmers to rest their horses, while they waited for their grain to be milled or feed to be mixed. It was also used to stored [sic] and sell products, such as carriages made . . . — — Map (db m110299) HM
On Dickinson Street just east of Mill Street, on the left when traveling north.
You are standing in Dickinson Square, named after Moss Kent Dickinson, the founder of the Village of Manotick. Dickinson and his partners were established forwarders of goods and people along the Rideau River. Recognizing the potential . . . — — Map (db m112355) HM
On Dickinson Street, on the right when traveling north.
An outstanding example of mill architecture in Ontario, this grist-mill was constructed by Thomas Langrell, an Ottawa contractor, for Moss K. Dickinson (1822-97) and Joseph M. Currier (1820-84), the owners of a nearby sawmill. The Long Island Mill . . . — — Map (db m110294) HM
On Dickinson Street just east of Mill Street, on the right when traveling north.
After the War of 1812 between Britain and the United States, many citizens of Upper and Lower Canada feared Americans had unfinished business with Canada. As a result, the Rideau Canal was constructed as part of a military system to . . . — — Map (db m110301) HM
Since the Rideau Canal opened in 1832, water management has been essential to its successful operation. Initially, water concerns focused on maintaining navigation and protecting engineering structures, with the excess water supplied to . . . — — Map (db m112353) HM
On Alexandra Bridge (Saint Patrick Street), 0.4 kilometers west of Mackenzie Avenue (Route 93), on the left when traveling west.
English: Imagine the “voyageurs” — the fur traders — who, in centuries past, camped on these wild shores. The Ottawa River is part of a 5,000-kilometre system of waterways that, for thousands of years, carried Aboriginal traders . . . — — Map (db m150701) HM
The building at 489 Sussex Drive was originally composed of five commercial
structures built between 1846 and 1876 when Sussex Street was at the centre of Ottawa's
commercial activity. The Sisters of the Jeanne d'Arc Institute, one of the few . . . — — Map (db m201398) HM
On Rideau Street, on the left when traveling east.
Rideau Street has been Ottawa's premier commercial street since the 19th Century.
These two buildings, now incorporated into the Hudson's Bay Company Store, are typical of the commercial structures that once lined the street. 89 Rideau . . . — — Map (db m199726) HM
On Byward Market Square, on the right when traveling north.
This building is the fourth By Ward Market building designed by Richards and Abra and constructed in 1927 by the City of Ottawa. Its rectangular plan and wide ground floor canopy are well-suited to its function as a market building. — — Map (db m195920) HM
To commemorate Lieutenant-Colonel John By, R.E., builder of the Rideau Canal (1826-1832) and founder of Bytown (Later renamed Ottawa), the federal capital of the Dominion of Canada.
Erected by the Historic Landmarks Association of Canada
May 1915 . . . — — Map (db m205831) HM
WHEN Lieutenant-Colonel John By arrived from England
to oversee the
construction of the Rideau Canal, he
selected this picturesque location for his
family residence. Nestled high on a cliff,
the attractive stone house overlooked the
Ottawa . . . — — Map (db m207149) HM
In early 20th century, tinsmith Honore Foisy advertised his trade by decorating the outside of his Lowertown Ottawa house, which stood a few blocks from here. When the house was demolished in 1961, the façade was saved and later . . . — — Map (db m198374) HM
On Portage Bridge just north of Wellington Street (Route 34), on the right when traveling north.
English: Forestry has sustained Canada — one of the world's largest exporters of forest products — for almost two centuries. Canada’s Capital has its own rich forestry heritage. Imagine the place where you are standing as it was a . . . — — Map (db m150698) HM
On Quaker Street, 1 kilometer Highway 59, on the right when traveling west.
On a site across the street from this cairn stood the first commercial cheese factory in Canada. It was built and operated 100 years ago by Harvey Farrington. — — Map (db m249884) HM
On Oxford Highway 2, 1.1 kilometers west of Main Street South, on the right when traveling west.
Born in New Jersey, Hornor first came to Upper Canada
in 1793 and visited the unsettled township of Blenheim.
Disposing of his holdings in the United States. He emigrated to Blenheim in 1795. That year he completed (on lot 15, concession I) the . . . — — Map (db m231304) HM
On Seguin Street at Gibson Street, on the right when traveling east on Seguin Street.
About 1857 James and William Gibson erected a sawmill at the mouth of the Seguin River. William Beatty, with his sons James and William, acquired the mill in 1863, and the following year were granted a licence of occupation for some 800 ha. In . . . — — Map (db m195985) HM
On Chapel Street at Queen Street East, on the right when traveling west on Chapel Street.
This structure was originally constructed as a market and town hall in 1854. The three arches which were later closed each contained double doors opening into the market area. Three of the four windows on the front of the second storey were used to . . . — — Map (db m196179) HM
On Lakeshore Road West at Front Street North, on the right when traveling west on Lakeshore Road West.
Near this site on the Credit River's eastern bank, the
government of Upper Canada built a "post-house" or inn in
1798, for the use of persons travelling between York and such settlements as Niagara and Detroit. Constructed of dressed timber, it . . . — — Map (db m242984) HM
On Line 34 (Hwy 8), 2.8 kilometers east of Perth Road 107, on the right when traveling west.
Erected about 1844-5, this building was situated on the Huron Road, a pioneer highway which opened up the Canada Company's Huron Tract. Its original owner,
Sebastian Fryfogel, said to be the first settler in Perth County, was operating a . . . — — Map (db m233351) HM
Near John Street, on the right when traveling north.
This functional structure exhibits
architectural elements which evoke
a nostalgic tribute to the large, ORIGINAL
BLACKSMITH SHOP which occupied this site until
1961 was bustling hub of activity
for a sawmill, HAWKESBURY MILLS, which . . . — — Map (db m203199) HM
Near John Street, 0.5 kilometers north of Du Chenail Boulevard.
In 1805 Thomas Mears and David Patee leased islands in the Ottawa where they built a sawmill and a grist-mill. They constructed a dam across the channel to Hawkesbury West and there purchased 1,000 acres of land. In 1810 half of these properties . . . — — Map (db m103943) HM
Banque Sterling (1908)
Dès sa création, la partie nord de ce bâtiment a été occupée par la Banque
Sterling, puis par la Banque d'Hochelaga qui devint plus tard une branche de
la Banque Canadienne Nationale. La partie sud de . . . — — Map (db m202231) HM
On Front Road West (County Highway 24), on the left when traveling west.
Le White Inn
Propriété de Nathaniel Treadwell, le terrain fut vendu à Eden Johnson puis à Chauncey, son fils. C'est
sans doute à William Moody, un bâtisseur de métier qui acheta le terrain en 1824 que l'on doit la con-
struction de la . . . — — Map (db m202181) HM
On Longueuil Street at John Street, on the left when traveling north on Longueuil Street.
Magasin général L. Bertrand & Fils
Le magasin L. Bertrand & Fils Ltée, à l'angle des rues Longueuil et John, était un magasin général dans la plus pure tradition.
En 1906, Louis Bertrand fonde le magasin Bertrand & Séguin avec son . . . — — Map (db m203355) HM
Maison Poulin House
Maison Poulin (1913)
De style Queen Anne, cette résidence a été construite par le marchand général
Basile Roch Poulin également propriétaire de l'hebdomadaire The Prescott
and Russell Advocate publié pendant . . . — — Map (db m202232) HM
On Longueuil Street (County Highway 11) at John Street, on the right when traveling north on Longueuil Street.
The earliest settlers in this area, Joseph La Rocque-Brune and Raymond Duffaut, had located by 1791. Five years later Nathaniel Treadwell, a land surveyor and speculator from Plattsburgh, New York, acquired the seigneury of Pointe-à-l'Orignal, some . . . — — Map (db m103958) HM
On Front Road West (County Highway 24) 1 kilometer east of John Street, on the right when traveling west.
This area, the present township of Longueuil, was granted in 1674 to François Prévost, Town Major of Québec, and was the first seigneury in what is now Ontario. Known originally as the seigneury of "Pointe à L'Orignac", it was not developed until . . . — — Map (db m103964) HM
On Lake Road at Idylwild, on the right when traveling north on Lake Road.
In 1869, after the Louis Riel uprising of the breed, the Calders migrated east from the Red River settlement in Manitoba. Their heritage was the mixed blood of Orkney men and Indian maidens. As employees of the Hudson’s Bay Trading Company, William . . . — — Map (db m203492) HM
On Lake Road at Idylwild, on the right when traveling north on Lake Road.
Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, Sieur de La Vérendrye, was born at Trois Rivières and saw military service in North America and Europe before entering the fur trade. While stationed at Lake Nipigon in 1727 he heard stories of the “Western Sea” which . . . — — Map (db m203413) HM
On Trans-Canada Highway (Provincial Highway 17) 0.4 kilometers east of Swisha Road (County Highway 635), on the right when traveling west.
On June 4, 1962 the Nuclear Power Demonstration (NPD) Reactor 3 km east of Rolphton supplied the Ontario power grid with the first nuclear-generated electricity in Canada. A joint project of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Ontario Hydro and . . . — — Map (db m105620) HM
On Pembroke Street East (Provincial Highway 17) at Angus Campbell Drive, on the right when traveling south on Pembroke Street East.
Peter White, born in Edinburgh, was a merchant seaman when he was pressed into the Royal Navy in 1813 and sent to Canada. Following service on the Great Lakes under Commodore Sir James Yeo, he left the Navy and entered the lumber trade in the . . . — — Map (db m105542) HM
THE SWING-BRIDGE
A pedestrian swing-bridge was erected in 1843 to
supplement a culvert, providing direct access to
the riverside wharf built in 1844.
As you can see, much of present day Lamoureux
Park is landfill.
THE CORNWALL . . . — — Map (db m201476) HM
Near Brookdale Avenue (Route 2) just south of Ninth Street West, on the right when traveling north.
English:
Electric Locomotive No. 17 – 80 Tons
Locomotive 17 was the last electric locomotive serving Cornwall.
1930 - Built by Baldwin Westinghouse for Salt Lake and Utah Railway, U.S.A. - 70 ton locomotive.
1954 - . . . — — Map (db m144886) HM
On Pitt Street just north of Urquhart Lane, on the right when traveling south.
English:
The New York Cafe, located at 129 Pitt Street, was opened by Peter Wong on July 12, 1913. This popular eatery operated for 59 years under four independent Chinese owners, who prided themselves on maintaining exceptionally . . . — — Map (db m144896) HM
On Second Street East at Sydney Street, on the left when traveling east on Second Street East.
English:
Following the death of John McMartin, his wife donated "Highland Manor" to the Sisters of the Religious Hospitallers of Saint Joseph to be used as an orphanage. In fact, many of the children were not orphans, but were . . . — — Map (db m144895) HM
On Montreal Road (County Highway 2) 0.2 kilometers west of McConnell Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
A vital cultural force in Eastern Ontario, the Franco-Ontarian community in Cornwall was established during the late 1870s when large-scale industrial expansion led to an influx of workers and tradesmen from Québec. By 1881 French-speaking . . . — — Map (db m103610) HM
On Montreal Road (Ontario Route 2), on the right when traveling west.
Once home to generations of farm families, the Stone House offers a warm, rustic, and inviting environment to visitors of our city. Built in 1850 by Martin McMartin, the 2-storey home features squared rubble masonry, three dormers and a . . . — — Map (db m218638) HM
On Fran LaFlamme Drive (Ault Park Road), on the right when traveling west.
The blacksmith shop is in much the
same condition as it was when found
at the McDonald farm, located on the
Service Road, east of the intersection
of Highway 401 and McConnell Avenue,
Cornwall.
Flora (Grant) Dumouchel, . . . — — Map (db m202392) HM
On Fran LaFlamme Drive (Ault Park Road), on the left when traveling east.
Manson/Lapierre General Store
This building was originally part of a
barn at Mille Roches. Howard Manson
moved it to a central location in Mille
Roches, and he converted it into a store.
The deep windowsills and the . . . — — Map (db m202447) HM
On Waterfront Trail (County Highway 2), on the right when traveling east.
To the south-east, at approximately one-half kilometre, lies Mille Roches, once a village of 900 residents. Between 1890 and 1910, much quarrying took place near the village. The stone was used for the rebuilding of the Cornwall Canal and Lock . . . — — Map (db m205345) HM
On Algonquin Avenue (County Highway 2) close to Avonmore Rd, on the left when traveling west.
To the south at approximately one-half kilometre, lies Moulinette, once a village of 300 residence. Adam Dixson, of Moulinette's prominent family, built the first dam across to Sheek Island and part of the Cornwall Canal, near the village. Christ . . . — — Map (db m205346) HM
On Fran LaFlamme Drive (Ault Park Road), on the left when traveling east.
Zina Hill Barber Shop
This barber shop was formerly located
in the village of Moulinette. A picture of
it attached to the Zina (pronounced "Zi-nee") Hill house, at its original location,
may be found in a photo inside . . . — — Map (db m202443) HM
On Kenyon Concession 19, 0.1 kilometers west of Highland Road (County Route 20), on the right when traveling west.
An internationally renowned financier, Peacock was born near here in the former Congregational Church manse and educated at Queen's University in Kingston. He taught at Upper Canada College for seven years before joining the Dominion Securities . . . — — Map (db m76850) HM
On Riverside Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Born in Williamsburg and educated at the Cornwall Grammar School, Whitney was called to the Bar in 1876. He was elected to the legislative assembly as Conservative member for Dundas in 1888. A noted orator, he was leader of the opposition . . . — — Map (db m82248) HM
On County Highway 2, 0.2 kilometers west of Summerstown Road (County Highway 27), on the right when traveling west.
Born in this township, John Angus "Cariboo" Cameron married Margaret Sophia Groves in 1860. Accompanied by his wife and daughter, he went to British Columbia in 1862 to prospect in the Cariboo gold fields. That year at Williams Creek he struck a . . . — — Map (db m103594) HM
Near Winchester Main Street (Main Street West) (County Route 3) at Saint Lawrence Street (County Route 38), on the right when traveling east.
On this site stood, Aaron Sweet & Company's "The Big Store" which was built around 1870. It served the local community with basic needs and hardware supplies. Subsequent owners also used this building as a general store until its demise on October . . . — — Map (db m151562) HM
On Old Highway 17 (County Highway 55) 0.2 kilometers east of Simon Lake Drive, on the right when traveling east.
While laying out a meridian line (a north-south survey line) in 1856, provincial land surveyor Albert Salter observed severe compass needle deflections some five kilometres north of here. Alexander Murray, assistant provincial geologist, examined . . . — — Map (db m106532) HM
On Old Highway 17 (County Highway 55) 0.2 kilometers east of Simon Lake Drive, on the right when traveling east.
The Hudson's Bay Company had established a fur trading post on the western shore of Whitefish Lake by 1824. It was hoped that a depot adjacent to the portage route to Wakami Lake would help prevent independent traders in Michigan, Wisconsin and . . . — — Map (db m106534) HM
On Railway Street just north of 4th Street, on the left when traveling north.
In 1920, a group of Nipigon residents formed the Consumers Co-op store to try to control rising food and clothing prices. For the sum of five dollars, an individual could buy one share in the co-op. The store opened in 1926, and served the . . . — — Map (db m222197) HM
On Newton Street at Riverview Street (3rd Street), on the right when traveling north on Newton Street.
The Hudson’s Bay Company had the contract for postal service in Nipigon until 1916 when Alice Barker, a schoolteacher from Rossport, became postmistress. At that time, the post office was moved into a 315 square foot frame building on this site. . . . — — Map (db m244529) HM
On Newton Street just north of 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north.
This log home was originally built to be a hay barn by Arvu Paju on Maatas Road about 1920. It was purchased by the Robert Fraser family, and hauled to town in 1924. Robert converted the barn into a home for his family. A blacksmith by trade, he . . . — — Map (db m244570) HM
On Front Street north of 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north.
With the arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1885, trading and commerce began to shift away from the river to the railway due to increased efficiency and cost competitiveness. By 1898, Hudson Bay Company replaced the river post with a new . . . — — Map (db m222220) HM
On 2nd Street just east of Front Street, on the right when traveling east.
Although this structure looks like a typical office building, it began its history as the Nipigon Presbyterian Church in 1899. William McKirdy built the wooden pews, and his wife Georgina played the organ, taught Sunday school and formed a Ladies . . . — — Map (db m244589) HM
On 3rd Street just east of Front Street, on the left when traveling east.
Under the modern exterior of this building is the oldest log home still standing in Nipigon. Built in 1887, it changed hands a number of times before 1925, when William and Georgina McKirdy took possession. William, the owner of the first . . . — — Map (db m244593) HM
On 1st Street east of Front Street, on the left when traveling east.
The shop where high school students buy corsages for their dates in 2002 is the very building that housed those on the wrong side of the law at the beginning of the last century. When the Township of Nipigon became incorporated in 1909, the . . . — — Map (db m222199) HM
On Front Street just north of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north.
Nipigon Historical Museum Nipigon’s first museum was built in 1904 as an engineering office building for the Canadian Northern Railroad. Dr. Herman Bryan, the first doctor in town, arrived in 1905 to look after the railway workers and took up . . . — — Map (db m244600) HM
On 5th Street just west of Railway Street, on the right when traveling west.
In 1925, Arvo Paju built the Nipigon Service Garage, the first garage in town. It was also the Imperial Esso Service Station and the General Motors Dealership. In the early 1930s, Charles and Frank Gerlach bought the business. It stayed in their . . . — — Map (db m244599) HM
On Brennan Drive, 0.2 kilometers south of 1st Street, on the right when traveling south.
The first permanent trading post in the area was established by Claude Greysolon in 1678 near the location of the present railway bridge. Some 180 years later, the Hudson's Bay Company built Red Rock Post to keep independent fur traders from . . . — — Map (db m244596) HM
On Front Street north of 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north.
This site has a rich history with many successful businesses owned by such well-known people as Hogan, the Revillon Brothers, Sanderson, Gentile and Defazzio, Zechner and Everett. The Revillon Brothers Limited established one of the first stores . . . — — Map (db m222219) HM
On Newton Street just north of 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north.
Situated on this large corner lot with beautifully landscaped gardens, this home was originally a three-story hotel and boarding house called the Skandia House. Built in 1909 by the Olsen Brothers, the cement blocks used in the construction were . . . — — Map (db m244595) HM
On Railway Street just south of 4th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Located right on the old Trans Canada highway is the Nipigon Cafe, an outstanding example of classic art moderne and a fixture on the scene since the 1930s. Sandy and Lilly Kuorikoski, the original proprietors operated a garage at this location . . . — — Map (db m222196) HM
On Front Street just south of 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Nipigon Inn has been a fixture on the main street for more years than anyone can remember. It is unclear what year the hotel was constructed, but early photos show that the original inn may have been built in the early part of the 20th century. . . . — — Map (db m222221) HM
On Railway Street at 5th Street, on the left when traveling north on Railway Street.
Men, machines, water and wood came together in 1900 but it was 1938 before any company was able to drive the entire length of the Nipigon River. From 14,000 cords then to as much as 400,000 cords later, pulp wood has journeyed downstream to the . . . — — Map (db m222198) HM
On Front Street just south of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north.
Here is the site of the Ovilio Hotel. For 59 years, descendants of the Gentile Family kept the establishment going originally began by Dominic and Maria Gentile in the early 1920s. The establishment first started with the construction of living . . . — — Map (db m222218) HM
On Front Street just south of 5th Street, on the left when traveling south.
This property has been a resting place for travelers for more than one hundred years. The Taylor House, a large wood frame rooming house, was built on this site circa 1890. It was later known as the “Travellers and Tourists House.” Pete Prete . . . — — Map (db m244738) HM
On Brennan Drive, 0.3 kilometers south of 1st Street, on the left when traveling south.
This turbine runner was from generating unit #2 at Cameron Falls Generating Station. The generating unit #2 was placed in service on December 20th 1920, and remains in service today. In 1988, the turbine runner was replaced with a new stainless . . . — — Map (db m244571) HM
On Trans-Canada Highway (Provincial Highway 17) 37.6 kilometers north of Trans-Canada Highway/Shabaqua Corners (Provincial Highway 11), on the left when traveling west.
In the early days lakes and rivers took the place of roads. The dotted green line shows part of the first Highway across Canada. This was a very renowned canoe route used by the Indians, celebrated explorers, traders, and missionaries. It was first . . . — — Map (db m237391) HM
On Sleeping Giant Parkway just north of Pearl Street, on the right when traveling north.
Origin Stories The rock, the water, the oral traditions of the First Nations: Each tells its own tale about the origins of this shoreline site, but all speak of a place that is ancient. Geologists talk in terms of glaciers. The first . . . — — Map (db m227996) HM
The dynamic "Minister of Everything", Massachusetts-born Clarence Decatur Howe immigrated to Canada in 1908 and established an engineering firm in Port Arthur in 1916. Elected to the House of Commons in 1935, he was a dominate figure in Liberal . . . — — Map (db m107352) HM
Near Montreal Street, 0.4 kilometers east of Neebing Avenue.
"Can Car" was the main plant of Canada's largest aircraft manufacturer during the Second World War. Here, workers built 1,451 of the reliable Hawker Hurricanes that won renown in the battle of Britain and 835 Curtiss Helldivers, significantly . . . — — Map (db m106692) HM
Near Selkirk Street South at Ridgeway Street East, on the right when traveling south.
Tree Planted by The Honourable Lynn McLeod and Jack Adderly in 1990 to commemorate the 100 millionth tree planted by Abitibi-Price Inc. in Ontario — — Map (db m243999) HM
On McNaughton Street at McTavish Street, on the right when traveling east on McNaughton Street.
When the boundary settlement of 1783 placed its major inland depot, Grand Portage, in U.S. territory, the North West Company was forced to seek a new site on British soil. Following the reopening of the Kaministikwia route a new post, later named . . . — — Map (db m106757) HM
Near Sleeping Giant Parkway, 0.2 kilometers north of Pearl Street, on the right when traveling north.
Cathedrals, Pyramids and Hospitals Canada's famous photographer Yousuf Karsh called them cathedrals. Europe's most influential architects compared them to the pyramids. At one time, there were 29 grain elevators on this waterfront. . . . — — Map (db m227991) HM
Near Sleeping Giant Parkway just north of Pearl Street, on the right when traveling north.
Paddling to the Depot Bark peeled from a birch tree felled in spring. Cedar branches, tamarack roots, spruce pitch, and charcoal. From those materials, the first mariners of Lake Superior — the ancestors of the present-day First . . . — — Map (db m227995) HM
Near Sleeping Giant Parkway, 0.4 kilometers north of Pearl Street, on the left when traveling north.
[English] On Thunder Bay just north of Fort William, engineer Simon Dawson established the eastern terminus of the Canadian government's proposed land and water route connecting Lake Superior and the Red River, for . . . — — Map (db m199597) HM
On Red River Road just west of North Water Street, on the right when traveling west.
For many decades, lake commerce was the life's blood of the community and the focus of much business activity. Port Arthur and Fort William, which joined in 1970 to become Thunder Bay, once fought over who had the better harbour. But things changed . . . — — Map (db m243799) HM
On Cumberland Street North, 0.1 kilometers north of Van Norman Street, on the right when traveling north.
Born in Chelsea, Illinois, Van Horne, after a brilliant career with a number of railway companies in the mid-western United States, accepted the position of general manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1881. Construction of this pioneer . . . — — Map (db m107350) HM
On Agora Circle, 0.1 kilometers south of Oliver Road, on the left when traveling south.
This boulder composed of 15 tonnes of massive copper, zinc, and lead ore with gold and silver values was discovered in Aldina Twp. west of Thunder Bay by local prospector Dan Calvert. It symbolizes the significance of the mining industry to the . . . — — Map (db m244000) HM
On Leith Street at Brodie Street North, on the right when traveling west on Leith Street.
In 1812, the Earl of Selkirk settled dispossessed Scottish highlanders on Red River valley lands granted by the Hudson's Bay Company. The HBC's rival in the fur trade, the North West Company, feared the new colony would block its trade and . . . — — Map (db m106761) HM
On Cumberland Street South at Lincoln Street, on the right when traveling south on Cumberland Street South.
The “new” Ottawa House was rebuilt on this site in 1888, after fire had destroyed two wooden hotels built earlier in the decade. A major addition was made in 1901, with the architectural detailing carefully matched. The façade features ornate . . . — — Map (db m227961) HM
Near Sleeping Giant Parkway, 0.4 kilometers north of Pearl Street, on the left when traveling north.
The Economic Engine of the Lakehead Wheat from the west, coal from the east. White pine from the woods, whitefish from the lakes. Barley and beef, iron and ice. From the 1880s to the mid-1900s, the railroad carried thousands of tons of freight . . . — — Map (db m243797) HM
On Red River Road at North Water Street, on the right when traveling west on Red River Road.
Constructed in 1909 as the Industrial Development and Publicity Bureau by the City of Port Arthur, as a special building for the purpose of furthering the industrial and general development of the city. Designed by H. Russell Halton of Fort . . . — — Map (db m243800) HM
On King Road, 1.2 kilometers south of Broadway Avenue.
In the late eighteenth century, most of the fur traders using the Ottawa River-Great Lakes canoe route into the interior of North America belonged to the North West Company, which used Fort William as its inland headquarters. To the north, the . . . — — Map (db m96414) HM
On Donald Street East at May Street South, on the right when traveling east on Donald Street East.
Born in Inverness-shire, Scotland, McGillivray joined the North West Company in 1784, became a partner in 1790 and its principal director in 1804. Fort Kaministiquia, the Company's wilderness headquarters, was renamed Fort William in his honour in . . . — — Map (db m106759) HM
On Silver Street just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
These drills were used in the drilling of the blast holes in tunnel faces. The machine was set up on the vertical bar that was braced between the roof and the floor. The drill was attached to a swivel connection and tightened into place. This set . . . — — Map (db m245397) HM
Near Silver Street just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
These small motors enabled trains of cars to be hauled to the dump points underground together instead of being pulled or pushed one at a time by a miner. The batteries were lead/acid and required charging up every day at underground charging . . . — — Map (db m245496) HM
On Silver Street just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
[English] Cobalt played a decisive role in the evolution of hard-rock mining in Canada. Between 1903 and the 1920s, the district’s rich veins triggered a mining boom which attracted international attention and led to Cobalt's . . . — — Map (db m208433) HM
