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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGBE_niagara-on-the-lake-historical-district_Niagara-on-the-Lake-ON.html
(Left side is in English)In 1778, Loyalist refugees began crossing from Fort Niagara to settle the west bank of the Niagara River. A town was laid out in a grid pattern of four-acre blocks and grew quickly, gaining prominence as the first capital …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMF3Y_carricks-monument_GaspA©-QC.html
Sacredto the memory of187Irish Immigrantsfrom Sligowrecked hereon April 28th 1847Ship Carricksof Whitehaven
87are buried here
Pray for their souls
Erected byParishioners of St PatricksParish Montreal? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Rev. J. Quinlivan P.P.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDU2_little-norway_Toronto-ON.html
[First Panel:]9 April 1940 Norway was attacked by overwhelming forces. King Haakon VII, Crown Prince Olav and the government left Tromso 7 June for Great Britain in order to continue the fight for freedom in exile. Negotiations had started 2 June …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCHA_birthplace-of-the-flame-of-hope_London-ON.html
The Flame of Hope was conceived by His Honour Judge John M. Seneshen, and stands as a symbol for all persons suffering from diabetes around the world. This flame will burn continuously and only be extinguished when it can be declared that a cure f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCH8_birthplace-of-insulin_London-ON.html
In 1920, while living and practicing medicine here, Dr. F. G. Banting conceived the idea which eventually led to the discovery of insulin and the saving of millions of lives worldwide.
This statue, created by sculptor John Miecznikowski, depict…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCGQ_banting-house_London-ON.html
Here, in the early morning hours of October 31, 1920, Dr. Frederick Banting conceived an idea for research that led to the discovery of insulin. He believed that diabetes, then a fatal disease, could be treated by a substance extracted from a dog'…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCGP_the-petition-of-john-ewart_London-ON.html
The Petition of John Ewart of the Town of York:Humbly Shewith:That while your Petitioner was performing his contract for building the Court House and Gaol in the town of London, in the London District, he was located by Colonel Talbot upon two lot…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCGO_the-gaol-and-courthouse-london-c-1843_London-ON.html
"More change has been caused to the views around London by the cutting down of hills and the building of gullies."? ? ? ? ? —Harriet Priddis, in her "Reminiscences" (1902)
In the 1840s George Russell Dartnell depicted the London District …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCGN_the-ridout-street-complex_London-ON.html
This streetscape includes several of London's earliest buildings and provides a capsule view of the appearance of mid-19th century Ontario cities. These buildings, the earliest of which was begun in 1835, include residential, industrial and commer…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCGM_the-founding-of-london_London-ON.html
In 1793, here on the River Thames, Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe selected a site for the capital of Upper Canada. York, however, became the seat of government and the townsite of London lay undeveloped until its selection in 1826 as the j…