Historical Markers and War Memorials in Oxford County
Paris is the county seat for Oxford County
Adjacent to Oxford County, Maine
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On Maine Route 160 at Maine Route 117, on the left when traveling south on State Route 160.
(front)
1861-1865
To
Patriotism
and
Valor
(rear)
Erected by the town of Denmark in grateful recognition of the services of her sons. — — Map (db m247302) WM
On East Main Street (Maine Route 117) at Bush Row Road, on the right when traveling south on East Main Street.
In Honor Of Those Denmark, Veterans Who So Proudly Served Denmark, Maine
Veterans of the Revolutionary War
1775 - 1783
Wright Allen • John Douglass • Joel Abbot • Jonathan Dresser • Stephen Peary • Obediah True • Unknown • Unknown • . . . — — Map (db m248682) WM
On Hemlock Bridge Road, 1.1 miles south of Frog Alley, on the right when traveling east.
Oldest surviving example of a Paddleford truss system
used in a Maine covered bridge.
Built in 1857 — Designated on January 17, 2002 — — Map (db m198708) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 302) at Portland Street (Maine Route 5), on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
In memory of John Stevens an early settler in this town who spent the winter here in 1762-3. Erected by his great grandson — Henry Pierce — of San Francisco California 1902 — — Map (db m155160) HM
Near Brickett Road east of Main Road (Maine Route 113).
John and Catharine Brickett settled in this area around 1816. Their original log and wood frame house was later replaced with the present house, built from locally fired clay bricks. At the time, the main route wove through rural Chatham, NH, and . . . — — Map (db m116161) HM
On Stover Street North (Oxford 59), 0.8 kilometers south of Quaker Street, on the right when traveling south.
Emily Howard Jennings Stowe, M.D. 1831-1903
The first female physician to practise medicine in Canada, Emily Jennings was born in Norwich Township to Quaker parents. For some years she taught school, then, in the early 1860s, she . . . — — Map (db m249873) HM
On Quaker Street, 1 kilometer west of Oxford Road 59, on the right when traveling west.
This school was located approximately one half mile (.8kms) west of this memorial. The single roomed building, with basement and belfrey, had a slate roof and was constructed of locally made white brick. From about 1900 the school was heated by a . . . — — Map (db m249906) HM
On Quaker Street, 1 kilometer west of Oxford Road 59, on the right when traveling west.
In Commemoration
of the
"Old Brick”
Meeting House
Erected 1850 - removed 1948
These posts erected by
Norwich monthly
meeting
of the
Religious Society of Friends
Sept. 1952 — — Map (db m249908) 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 Quaker Street, 0.3 kilometers west of Highway 59, on the right when traveling west.
In 1809 Peter Lossing, a member of the Society of Friends from Dutchess County. N.Y.visited Norwich Township, and in June, 1810 with his brother-in-law, Peter De Long, purchased 15,000 acres of land in this area. That fall Lossing brought his . . . — — Map (db m249862) HM
On Pick Line, 0.6 kilometers north of Main Street West, on the left when traveling north.
About 1829 Blacks began settling in Norwich Township. Within several years their number exceeded 100 and a school, aided by the Canada Mission, was established on Lot 15. Concession 7. It became S.S. 18, prospering until the late 1850s. In 1856 . . . — — Map (db m249974) HM
On Pick Line, 0.6 kilometers north of Main Street West, on the left when traveling north.
Otterville African Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery
Encouraged by local Quakers, free Blacks and escaped slaves fled persecution in the United States and found homes in the Otterville area beginning in 1829. As skilled . . . — — Map (db m249971) HM
On Church Street at Main Street West on Church Street.
“… on the morning of November 3rd,
1814 the Otter Creek mills were burned…”
Kentucky State University Library Record
This action was taken by American troops mostly of Kentucky and under the command of General Duncan . . . — — Map (db m249912) HM
On Otterville Road, 2 kilometers east of Oxford Road 59, on the right when traveling east.
One of Canada’s outstanding economic historians, Innis was born
on this farm. Graduated from McMaster University he obtained
a PhD. from the University of Chicago, and in 1920 joined the Department of Political Economy at the University of . . . — — Map (db m249911) 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 Dundas West (Provincial Highway 2) at Church Street, on the right when traveling west on Dundas West.
This plaque commemorates the 150th Anniversary of St. John's Church, which was constructed with local field stones and the labour of the parishioners. This original carriage alighting stone has welcomed all visitors through the years. — — Map (db m75952) HM
On Vansittart Avenue at Devonshire Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Vansittart Avenue.
Lt. Colonel Joseph Whiteside Boyle, D.S.O.
1867-1923
A legendary adventurer known as “Klondike Joe” Boyle was
born in Toronto and came to Woodstock with his family in
1872. He worked at various jobs before attaining great
success . . . — — Map (db m231209) HM
On Dundas Street at Finkle Street, on the right when traveling east on Dundas Street.
Old Town Hall
Constructed in 1851-52 this building was for over a hundred years the centre of the municipal and social life of Woodstock. It housed the local government and also served at various times as lecture hall, opera house, . . . — — Map (db m231132) HM
On Light Street at Hunter Street, on the right when traveling north on Light Street.
Sir Francis Hincks 1807-1885
Francis Hincks was born in Ireland. He came to the Camadas in 1830 and in 1841 was elected as Member for Oxford. He joined the Reformers in the struggle for Responsible Government. He was their financial . . . — — Map (db m231205) HM
On Dundas Street, 0.1 kilometers east of Oxford Road 59, on the right when traveling west.
This church was completed in 1834 shortly after the
founding of the community. It was financed through the
efforts of Admiral Henry Vansittart and constructed under
the direction of his agent, Captain Andrew Drew R.N. The
Admiral also pledged . . . — — Map (db m231153) HM
On Hunter Street, 0.03 kilometers west of Graham Street, on the right when traveling west.
The first court house built on this site in 1839 served the District of Brock and later the County of Oxford. It was replaced in 1890, but this court house was not completed for 3 years. Council held their first meeting on December 6, 1892. Building . . . — — Map (db m198274) HM
On Graham Street at Bullet Street, on the right when traveling north on Graham Street.
The Woodstock armoury was built
in 1905 and was occupied by the
Oxford Rifles until October, 1954.
The 22nd Battalion Volunteer
Militia Rifles- the Oxford Rifles,
headquartered Woodstock, was
organized August 1st, 1863, with
companies in . . . — — Map (db m231239) HM
Near Hunter Street at Graham Street, on the left when traveling east.
[Top plaque]
Designated property
Ontario
Heritage Act
[Bottom plaque]
This library
the gift of
Andrew
Carnegie
was built in the year
1909 — — Map (db m198275) HM
On Old Stage Road, 0.1 kilometers west of Oxford Road 14, on the right when traveling west.
This road, which follows in part the Indian trail, known as the "Detroit Path", across East Oxford Township, was opened by settlers at the expense of Major Thomas Ingersoll in 1796-97. It joined a wagon road opened across Burford Township by local . . . — — Map (db m249859) HM
