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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUUD_nelson-international-raceway_Shannonville-ON.html
This was the original name of SMP when the track was first built in 1975.After coming to Canada from Ireland in 1954, John Nelson followed his passion for motorcycles and racing. He owned several bike shops in Toronto and became quite an accomplis…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUSQ_grand-trunk-railway_Prescott-ON.html
The Grand Trunk was incorporated in 1853 to run from Sarnia to Portland, Maine. Although it took over existing lines, new ones had to be built, including sections of the key Toronto to Montréal line completed by the noted English engineerin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUR5_swissair-flight-111-memorial_Indian-Harbour-NS.html
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The communities of Peggys Cove and Blandford were central to the recovery operation following the crash of Swissair Flight 111. The Whalesback and Bayswater Beach sites were chosen for their proximity to those communitie…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMU7E_post-office-le-bureau-de-poste_Dawson-YT.html
[English:]Prime Minister Laurier himself recognized the need to link the Klondike with the rest of the country. In 1900, he urged that the building of a Post Office "...be proceeded with at once." As the first substantial building erected by the g…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMU7B_madame-tremblays-store-le-magasin-de-madame-tremblay_Dawson-YT.html
While this building dates from 1899, it did not become Mme. Tremblay's, a dry goods and novelty shop, until 1913. ?millie Tremblay had first come to the territory as a young French Canadian bride in 1895 with her husband Jack. After 15 years on El…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMU66_palace-grand-theatre-le-theatre-grand-palace_Dawson-Yukon-Territory.html
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"Arizona" Charlie Meadows, showman and self-made heroic figure built a lavish structure in 1899 to prospect gold directly from the miner's pokes. Hugely successful over its first winter, the theatre offered vaudeville acts, comedy, mus…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMU63_rubys-place-la-maison-de-ruby_Dawson-YT.html
[English:]Opened as a boarding house and laundry in 1902, the building was taken over by Mathilde "Ruby" Scott in 1935. For over 27 years, this former Paris Madame operated a brothel here, finding a ready clientele in the seasonal workers from the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMU5D_the-b-y-n-co-ticket-office-la-billettetereie-de-la-compagnie-b-y-n_Dawson-YT.html
[English:]This structure, built in 1900, is all that remains of a larger complex that included a warehouse and dock. At the time of the gold rush and for years afterwards, the riverfront was the transition point between Dawson City and the rest of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMU5B_bank-of-british-north-america-la-bank-of-british-north-america_Dawson-YT.html
[English:]The BNA, which opened Dawson City's first bank in a tent in 1898, moved into these premises in 1899. By providing the essential services of assaying, buying and shipping gold, it helped integrate the local currency of dust and nuggets in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMU2V_the-midnight-dome_Dawson-YT.html
"What fools we mortals be."About 150 people, "many of whom were ladies", attended the first formal gathering to see the midnight sun on June 21, 1899. Weary mountaineers were greeted with a selection of nuts, candies and soft drinks at suitably el…