On Silver Street at Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north on Silver Street.
About 900 yards southwest of here, on August 7, 1903, two lumbermen seeking timber for railroad ties made the initial discovery of the Cobalt silver camp. Named for its discoverers, the McKinley-Darragh mine operated from 1904 to 1927. In the rush . . . — — Map (db m219784) HM
On Argentite Street (Commission Street) just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
[English] This railway station was built in 1905 and expanded in 1906 and 1908. A final expansion was started in 1909 and completed in 1910. The silver mines were a magnet for thousands of people and tons of supplies most of which . . . — — Map (db m245704) HM
Near Silver Street just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
This type of loader replaced the miner’s shovel and greatly increased production underground. Use of these machines meant that larger mine cars could be used which in turn meant bigger tunnels, and more ore could be moved. Mucking machines are . . . — — Map (db m245399) HM
Near Silver Street just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
These cars were generally too big for handtramming and were normally used in TRAINS pulled by BATTERY LOCOS. The cars were either loaded by a mucking machine or by a CHUTE and the car then trammed to the DUMP. The car body was pushed over sideways . . . — — Map (db m245494) HM
On Silver Street just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
[English] Silver has been an important mineral product for Canada’s economy ever since the Cobalt boom which followed the discovery of rich veins of the metal near here in 1903. Although the production of the Cobalt silver mines began to . . . — — Map (db m208443) HM
On Lang Street (Prospect Avenue) at Argentite Street, on the right when traveling north on Lang Street (Prospect Avenue).
[English] The idealists are flocking in by the trainload from every corner of the globe, for the fame of this wonderful Silver City has spread far. Some are old-time California placer miners of Arizona and Sonora. Not a few are from . . . — — Map (db m245801) HM
On Silver Street at Bunker Lane, on the left when traveling north on Silver Street.
[English] When the Cobalt boom started, the Ontario Government was completely unprepared for the sudden influx of settlers. There was no plan for dealing with the needs of the rapidly growing community. Over 80% of the land within . . . — — Map (db m245394) HM
Near Miller Avenue (Provincial Highway 11B) at Galena Street, on the right when traveling west.
[English] The Glory Hole was an open pit operation that dropped over 250 feet below where you are standing. The thick wire cables you see used to form a spider web pattern across the opening to support a tin roof that kept the . . . — — Map (db m245395) HM
On Galena Street just south of Grandview Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
[English] This is the original site of the Nancy Helen Mine. After the mine closed, houses were built, including one that stood here at 56 Grandview. The original owner of the house was Eddie Hollands, former mayor, and winner of . . . — — Map (db m245840) HM
On Presley Street at Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling south on Presley Street.
[English] In 1903, the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway were working hard to complete the line between North Bay and the farming communities of New Liskeard and Haileybury. The Klondike Rush was over and many Bushmen were . . . — — Map (db m245481) HM
On Lang Street (Prospect Avenue) at Argentite Street, on the left when traveling north on Lang Street (Prospect Avenue).
[English] The Silver Rush was on. Just imagine the most bustling town north of Toronto, the promise of riches attracting people from all over North America and other parts of the world. The Cobalt Nugget newspaper had subscribers . . . — — Map (db m245804) HM
On Miller Avenue (Provincial Highway 11B) at Galena Street, on the right when traveling west on Miller Avenue.
[English]"As you enter the town great smoke stacks belching forth voluminous black clouds meet the eye, and the throbbing of engines, the heartbeats of Cobalt industry, come to the ear." —Silver City News The Townsite #1 . . . — — Map (db m245389) HM
Near Silver Street just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
Drilling and blasting on surface required a very heavy drill that wouldn’t move as it drilled. The answer was the Tripod Drill which was a drifter machine mounted on a very heavy frame. These machines were used to drill in the open cuts in some . . . — — Map (db m245398) HM
On Silver Street just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
To Cobalt he gave its name, and a place among the great mining camps of the world. He read the secret of the rocks, and opened the portal for the outpouring of their wonderful riches. His monument is New Ontario. — — Map (db m245400) HM
On Lang Street, 0.2 kilometers north of Argentite Street, on the left when traveling north.
[English] Physician and poet, William Henry Drummond was born in Ireland in 1854, and came to Canada with his parents about ten years later. In 1884 he graduated in medicine from Bishop's College, Lennoxville, serving in rural . . . — — Map (db m208453) HM
On Trans-Canada Highway (Provincial Highway 11) 0.8 kilometers north of Armstrong 6 Concession (Mini Farm Road), on the left when traveling north.
[English] This all steel welded sculpture of the North American Bison stands 19ft (5.8m) high and 27ft (8.2m) long. It weighs 9 tons. Mike Camp, the sculptor, worked over a year on this unique work of art (1983-1984). Commissioned . . . — — Map (db m244986) HM
On 4th Avenue at 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west on 4th Avenue.
[English] Englehart owes its beginnings to the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway (T. & N.O.), a colonization line designed by the provincial government to open agricultural lands of the Little Clay Belt to settlement and to . . . — — Map (db m218102) HM
On Railroad Street just east of 3rd Street, on the left when traveling east.
The Temiskaming & Northern Ontario Railway (T&NO) was central to the settlement and economic growth of northeastern Ontario. Steam locomotives hauled passenger coaches filled with settlers and rail cars loaded with minerals, forest products and . . . — — Map (db m244900) HM
Near Toburn Road, 0.2 kilometers west of Government Road East (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 66), on the left when traveling west.
[English] These small motors enabled trains of cars to be hauled to the dump points 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 . . . — — Map (db m244798) HM
Near Toburn Road, 0.2 kilometers west of Government Road East (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 66), on the left when traveling west.
[English] The cage is used to convey men and equipment up and down the shaft. It is also used to haul ore to surface for processing in the mill. Note the tracks in the floor which allowed ore cars to be rolled in and out of the . . . — — Map (db m244884) HM
Near Toburn Road, 0.2 kilometers west of Government Road East (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 66), on the left when traveling west.
Boyles Brothers BBU-1 Underground Diamond Drill • Powered by compressed air – V twin motor • Easily disassembled for transport to confined underground locations • Capacity of 300 m using “A” size rods • Often drilled multiple holes from one . . . — — Map (db m244891) HM
Near Toburn Road, 0.2 kilometers west of Government Road East (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 66), on the left when traveling west.
[English] These small ore cars could be pushed by hand (hand tramming) or hauled by an electric locomotive along an underground railway system. The cars could be loaded by hand (shovel), by a mucking machine, or by opening a chute . . . — — Map (db m244895) HM
Near Toburn Road, 0.2 kilometers west of Government Road East (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 66), on the left when traveling west.
[English] Accidental fires were frequent in pioneer days. One of the first structures built at a mine site would be the water tower. Usually built on an elevated site, it would provide enough pressure to supply hoses connected to . . . — — Map (db m244896) HM
Near Toburn Road, 0.2 kilometers west of Government Road East (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 66), on the left when traveling west.
[English]This monument commemorates the prospectors of the Kirkland Lake Gold Camp, whose discoveries led to the incorporation of Kirkland Lake (Teck) in January 1919. Dedicated on June 29, 2019, in honour of the Kirkland Lake . . . — — Map (db m244878) HM
On Government Road East (Provincial Highway 66) 0.1 kilometers east of Toburn Road, on the left when traveling east.
The Larder Lake gold rush of 1906 was accompanied by discoveries of gold at Swastika and, in 1911, the first strike at Kirkland Lake was made by William H. Wright. The Tough-Oakes became the camp's first producing gold mine in 1912. During the peak . . . — — Map (db m217887) HM
On Government Road West (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 66) at Chateau Drive, on the left when traveling east on Government Road West (Trans-Canada Highway).
The very existence of Kirkland Lake is the result of a rich natural heritage which was developed by the hard work and sweat of the men who went underground to earn a living for themselves and their families. Faced with many hazardous working . . . — — Map (db m244800) HM
Near Toburn Road, 0.2 kilometers west of Government Road East (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 66), on the left when traveling west.
42,583,205 oz. of gold was produced up to 2012 in the Kirkland Lake Region. As of May 24 2014 the price per oz. of $1416.61 would represent 60.3 Billion in today's dollars. “And there is still more gold in the region” — — Map (db m244799) HM
Near Toburn Road, 0.2 kilometers west of Government Road East (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 66), on the left when traveling west.
[English] The mine hoist is a large winch that raises and lowers the two cages from surface to the underground workings. The hoist operator communicated with the underground stations at each level via signals such as: 1 Bell = . . . — — Map (db m244897) HM
Near Toburn Road, 0.2 kilometers west of Government Road East (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 66), on the left when traveling west.
[English] The sinking bucket was initially used to mine the vertical openings or SHAFTS that were used to access the ore bodies at depth. The buckets were used to hoist the waste rock after it had been blasted and to hoist the water . . . — — Map (db m244898) HM
Near Toburn Road, 0.2 kilometers west of Government Road East (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 66), on the left when traveling west.
[English] This winch could be powered by steam or compressed air. It is small enough to be hauled into place by a team of horses. To sink a small shaft, a large tripod would be set up over the hole and a sinking bucket be used to . . . — — Map (db m244899) HM
On Main Street (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 11) 0.1 kilometers north of McLeod Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
[English] Latchford began in 1903 as Montreal River Station, a town site and river crossing for the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway, the colonization line designed to open the Little Clay Belt to settlement and provide . . . — — Map (db m208488) HM
On Main Street (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 11) 0.1 kilometers McLeod Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
For more than two decades, ending in the late 1980’s the Sherman Mine provided ore for the DOFASCO steel mill in Hamilton, and work for the people of Latchford and area. The sample is comprised of “iron formation” that in this case is composed of . . . — — Map (db m208521) HM
On Queen's Park Crescent East at Grosvenor Street, on the right when traveling north on Queen's Park Crescent East.
[English] The Nine-Hour Movement of 1872 was a broad labour effort to achieve a shorter work day through concerted strike action. The printers of the Toronto Typographical Union went on strike for a nine-hour day in late March. On . . . — — Map (db m207870) HM
On University Avenue just north of Elm Street, on the right when traveling north.
Born in 1893 in a house that stood near this site, Gladys Marie Smith appeared on stage in Toronto at the age of five. Her theatrical career took her to Broadway in 1907 where she adopted the name Mary Pickford. The actress's earliest film, "Her . . . — — Map (db m199993) HM
On Richmond Street East just west of Victoria Street, on the right when traveling west.
Once one of Toronto's grandest office buildings, this landmark served as the headquarters of the Confederation Life Association until 1955. Plans for the building arose from an international competition won by Knox, Elliot and Jarvis, architects. . . . — — Map (db m217687) HM
On Queen Street East just west of Victoria Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Town Tavern, located here for 23 years, was an important part of the Yonge Street music scene. Opened in 1949 as a theatre restaurant, club owner Sam Berger turned the Town Tavern into a full-time jazz venue in 1955 at the suggestion of . . . — — Map (db m217797) HM
On Toronto Street just north of Court Street, on the right when traveling north.
On March 23, 1998, to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of The Consumers’ Gas Company Ltd., these lamps were unveiled here at 19 Toronto Street, site of the Company’s head office from 1852 to 1976. The Company was first known for its lamplighters . . . — — Map (db m217414) HM
On Toronto Street just north of Court Street, on the right when traveling north.
This building was the headquarters of the Consumers’ Gas Company for 125 years. It was built in stages between 1852 and 1899 on what was one of Toronto’s principal financial streets. Architect Joseph Sheard designed the first building at 17 Toronto . . . — — Map (db m217415) HM
On Toronto Street just south of Adelaide Street East, on the right when traveling south.
This 11-storey building, designed by prominent Toronto architect E. J. Lennox, was the tallest building on the block at the time of construction. It was named after the Excelsior Life Insurance Company, whose offices were located within. It . . . — — Map (db m217511) HM
On King Street East, 0.1 kilometers west of Jarvis Street, on the left when traveling west.
St. Lawrence Hall, one of the oldest public buildings in Toronto, was constructed following the Great Fire of 1849 that destroyed a large part of the city's core. Architect William Thomas designed the building in the Renaissance Revival style with . . . — — Map (db m217100) HM
On Yonge Street just south of Colborne Street, on the right when traveling south.
Opened as the Hotel Mossop, this eight-story structure was one of Toronto’s first fireproof buildings. It was constructed in the aftermath of the 1904 Great Fire of Toronto, which destroyed over 100 buildings west of here. As a result, architect J. . . . — — Map (db m217516) HM
On Queen Street West just west of Yonge Street, on the left when traveling west.
[English] Department stores revolutionized shopping in the late nineteenth century by offering selection, low prices and money-back guarantees. In 1895, Robert Simpson commissioned architect Edmund Burke to design his new department . . . — — Map (db m208195) HM
On King Street West just west of Jordan Street, on the left when traveling west.
Upon completion, this 34-storey skyscraper was the tallest building in the British Empire and was praised as the “greatest addition to Toronto’s increasing, Manhattan-like skyline.” It was designed for The Canadian Bank of Commerce jointly by the . . . — — Map (db m217198) HM
On King Street West at Yonge Street, on the right when traveling east on King Street West.
Founded in Toronto in 1869, the Dominion Bank moved its head office to this site ten years later. In 1914, the bank's rise to national prominence led to the construction of this early 12-storey skyscraper. Beaux-Arts in style with Renaissance . . . — — Map (db m217451) HM
On King Street West just west of Bay Street, on the left when traveling west.
[English] Designed by Modernist architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in association with John B. Parkin Associates and Bregman and Hamann Architects, the Toronto-Dominion Centre is located in the heart of Toronto's financial district. . . . — — Map (db m199997) HM
On Lake Shore Boulevard West at Remembrance Drive, on the right when traveling east on Lake Shore Boulevard West.
Ben Dunkelman was a distinguished military officer, entrepreneur, and president of Tip Top Tailors, the menswear company founded by his father, David. Born and raised in Toronto, Ben Dunkelman fought with the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada regiment . . . — — Map (db m211254) HM
On University Avenue just north of Queen Street West, on the right when traveling south.
[English] At the turn of the 20th century, as Toronto challenged Montréal as the banking capital of Canada, George Cox was among those in the vanguard. After a successful business career in Peterborough, he moved to Toronto where he . . . — — Map (db m208103) HM
On Jarvis Street just north of King Street East, on the right when traveling north.
Distinguished by buff brick detailing, this row of three-storey buildings was constructed for Clarkson Jones, a barrister living north on Jarvis Street. Early tenants included two fruiterers and a saddler. Designated under the Ontario . . . — — Map (db m217197) HM
On Adelaide Street East just east of George Street, on the left when traveling east.
Designed by Toronto architect Henry Langley, this building was constructed as a boys school operated by the Brothers of the Christian Schools, a Catholic teaching order. The Brothers had purchased the former Bank of Upper Canada building to the . . . — — Map (db m217698) HM
On Adelaide Street East just east of George Street, on the right when traveling east.
Canada’s largest biscuit manufacturer, Christie, Brown & Co., built this factory complex over a 40-year period. At its peak, it employed nearly 400 workers. The original three-storey building was enlarged and altered in a variety of architectural . . . — — Map (db m217792) HM
On George Street just north of Adelaide Street East, on the right when traveling north.
Toronto’s First Post Office Toronto's First Post Office is the oldest purpose-built post office in Toronto still standing and in operation. The building is a rare example of a post office that served as a department of the British . . . — — Map (db m217799) HM
On Lombard Street just east of Church Street, on the right when traveling east.
The St. James Parking Garage, which opened in 1925, was one of the first multi-level parking garages in Toronto. In the mid-1920s, increased demand for parking led to the construction of several parking garages in Toronto’s downtown core. . . . — — Map (db m217857) HM
On Adelaide Street East just east of George Street, on the left when traveling east.
[English] Chartered in 1821, the Bank of Upper Canada, was until its demise in 1866, one of British North America's leading banks. It played a significant role in the development of Upper Canada — supplying currency, protecting . . . — — Map (db m199444) HM
On Jarvis Street just north of King Street East, on the right when traveling north.
This building was first constructed in 1833 for owner Daniel Brooke, a prominent merchant in the Town of York. It was substantially rebuilt between 1848-1849 prior to the Great Fire of April 1849 which started in a nearby stable. While much of the . . . — — Map (db m217196) HM
On Stanley Street (Regional Road 49) at Northumberland Street, on the right when traveling east on Stanley Street (Regional Road 49).
Founded in 1847 by John Watson, a Scottish moulder and first reeve of Ayr. In continuous family operation for over 127 years, the foundry originally made cast iron pots and stoves but expanded into agricultural machinery in the 1880's becoming the . . . — — Map (db m248612) HM
On Northumberland Street, 0.1 kilometers north of Stanely Street, on the right when traveling north.
In 1824, this site, where Cedar Creek enters the Nith River, became a source of water power for Ayr’s earliest industry and settlement, Mudge's Mills. Later in 1884, along with Jedburgh (1832 in the east) and Nithvale (1837 in the west), the three . . . — — Map (db m248618) HM
On Greenfield Road, 0.7 kilometers west of Northumberland Street, on the left when traveling west.
The Goldie Family and the Village of Greenfield
From 1817 to 1819, Scottish botanist John Goldie (1793-1886) visited Canada and the northern US to collect plant specimens. He returned with his family in 1844 to settle here on a . . . — — Map (db m248670) HM
On Snyder’s Road East at Whiting Way, on the right when traveling east on Snyder’s Road East.
Founder of Ontarios public hydro-electric system, Adam Beck (1857-1925) was born in Baden. He lived in this community until 1885 when he moved to London, Ontario. Beck was elected mayor of that city in 1902 and the following year was appointed to a . . . — — Map (db m248908) HM
On Blackbridge Road, 0.3 kilometers west of Townline Road, on the right when traveling west.
Spanning the Generations From the early days of settlement on the banks of the Grand River and its tributaries, bridges were important focal points for communities. Our significant heritage bridges have become distinctive landmarks that . . . — — Map (db m196196) HM
On Queen Street South at Mill Street, on the right when traveling south on Queen Street South.
Built around 1816, this house is a reminder of the migration of Pennsylvania German Mennonites to Waterloo County in the early 19th century. The movement was led by Joseph Schneider, the builder of the house, and his brother-in-law . . . — — Map (db m244284) HM
On Queen Street South, 0.1 kilometers north of Mill Street, on the right when traveling south.
This house, constructed in 1820 by Joseph Schneider
(1772-1843), is the oldest surviving dwelling in Kitchener.
Built of frame and originally covered with roughcast, it
has been little changed externally since 1850. Schneider,
a native of . . . — — Map (db m244278) HM
On Main Street at Mill Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
John Millar and his two brothers immigrated to Canada from Dundee, Scotland in the early 1800s. John purchased Crown land here in 1830 and 1832 and dammed Alder Creek to create a mill pond for his sawmill. A village grew next to the mill-pond which . . . — — Map (db m248739) HM
On Huron Street at Union Street, on the right when traveling east on Huron Street.
A grist-mill built by Josiah Cushman about 1834 formed the nucleus around which a small community of Amish Mennonites and recent German immigrants developed. A village plot was surveyed in 1845 and six years later a post-office, New Hamburg, was . . . — — Map (db m248851) HM
Like many pioneers of this district, the founder of Waterloo was a German Mennonite from Franklin County, Pennsylvania. In 1805 he purchased 900 acres of bush land on the site of this town. He settled here in 1806 and erected the first sawmill two . . . — — Map (db m244169) HM
On King Street South at Union Boulevard on King Street South.
The head office of The Mutual Life Assurance Company of Canada (now the head office of Sun Life Financial's Canadian operations) was completed in 1912. Designed by Canadian architect Frank Darling, of the Toronto firm Darling and Pearson, . . . — — Map (db m244191) HM
On Metcalfe Street (County Road 18) at Geddes Street, on the right when traveling south on Metcalfe Street.
This convergence of streets has, at various times, been called, “Business Corners”, “The Crescent” and “Market Square”. For most of the 19th century, the west side of Geddes Street was known as the Fair Grounds, home to the Monthly Cattle Fair and . . . — — Map (db m196210) HM
On Main Street (County Road 124) just south of East Church Street, on the left when traveling south.
Welcome to the Village of Erin. As you can observe from the maps, the village is nestled in the valley of the West Credit River. Beginning in the 1820s, European settlers began to harness the power of the river to drive early mills. Erin prospered . . . — — Map (db m243400) HM
On Carden Street just east of Wilson Street, on the right when traveling east.
In 1899, based on the city's reputation for promoting advanced agriculture, Guelph's Market Square was selected to host the annual Provincial Winter Fair. The square was also used regularly for livestock competitions, cattle and horse auctions, . . . — — Map (db m208700) HM
On Wyndham Street North at Macdonell Street, on the right when traveling south on Wyndham Street North.
In 1832 Canada Company Lot 108 was purchased by J.C.W. Daly, an agent of the Company. Later used as a merchant shop by Elizabeth Worsley, it was purchased from her estate in 1855 by the Emslie brothers, stone masons, builders, and owners of a . . . — — Map (db m208697) HM
On Yonge Street, on the right when traveling south.
Settlers came to this district about 1794 after the construction
of Yonge Street north from York (Toronto). The settlement
prospered as a way station for travellers. Known as Mount
Pleasant, the community was renamed, following a . . . — — Map (db m235928) HM
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