1818
In August, 1818, some thirty disbanded veterans of the 99th Regiment, led by Captain G.T. Burke, arrived in newly surveyed Goulbourn Township. These formed the advance party of a military settlement planned and supported by the quartermaster-general's department. Here they laid out a town site named after the governor-general, the Duke of Richmond. Storehouses were built, settlers' cabins erected and the colonists provided with farm implements and rations. Under the general supervision of Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Cockburn, about 400 heads of families, including some civilians, were established in the settlement by the end of 1818, thus forming the first large community within the present Carleton County.| HM Number | HM22SW |
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| Placed By | Ontario Archaeological and Historic Sites Board |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, November 12th, 2017 at 7:02pm PST -08:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 434177 N 5004963 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 45.19508333, -75.83800000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 45° 11.705', W 75° 50.28' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 45° 11' 42.3" N, 75° 50' 16.8" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 6107-6117 Ottawa Regional Rd 10, Ottawa Ontario K0A 2Z0, CA |
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