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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCFJ_london-south-african-war-memorial_London-ON.html
"In Honour of the Men from the London District who Fought for the Empire in South Africa, and in Memory of Those Who Fell."1899 - 1902[First Panel]Pte. D. L. Moore, R.C.R.- Feb 14th, 1900Pte. J. A. Donegan, 26th M.Lt.I.- Feb 18th, 1900Pte. R. Smit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCFF_50th-anniversary-of-the-allied-invasion-of-normandy_London-ON.html
This plaque is placed here to commemoratethe 50th anniversary of the Allied Invasionof Normandy on D Day, 6th June 1944.It is dedicated to the soldiers of theFirst Hussars, to those who took part in theassault, to those who fought in the EuropeanC…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCFE_holy-roller_London-ON.html
Presented to the City of Londonby 1st Hussars, 4th June 1950in memory of the First Hussars who fellin two World Wars
The only tank of 6th Canadian ArmouredRegiment (1st Hussars) to complete campaignin North-West EuropeD-Day 6th June 1944VE-Day …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCFD_the-1st-hussars_London-ON.html
To the everlasting memoryof the members ofTHE 1ST HUSSARSboth the living and the dead, who together withother Canadian and Allied servicemenparticipated in the glorious campaign of 1944-1945that led to the liberation of the Netherlands.
Present…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCFA_the-british-garrison-in-london_London-ON.html
In one of several concentrations of British troops in Upper Canada various infantry and artillery units were stationed on a military reserve here during the mid-19th century. The garrison, which contributed significantly to the economic growth of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5UZ_st-andrews-camere-curtain-dam_Gimli-Manitoba.html
This is the only Caméré curtain bridge-dam built in North American, and by far the largest ever constructed. H.E .Vautelet, the Canadian engineer responsible for its design, adapted a French technological advancement to deal with the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5UY_turner-valley-oilfield_Turner-Valley-AB.html
Turner Valley is Alberta's first great oilfield. Initially the field, which began production in 1914, yielded mainly natural gas. Local plants, which provided the only extensive gas-processing system in the province, extracted the marketable petro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5UX_north-pacific-cannery_Midway-BC.html
Salmon canning stimulated economic development on this coast. North Pacific is the oldest West Coast cannery still standing. From here the Bell-Irving family shipped high quality salmon directly to England before 1900. Typical of most canneries in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5UP_the-birdcages_Victoria-BC.html
The Legislative Buildings for the Colony of Vancouver Island were built on these grounds in 1859. Nicknamed "The Birdcages" because of their quaint style, they were replaced in 1894-97 by the present buildings. The original Legislative Hall, meeti…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5UO_fort-victoria_Victoria-BC.html
The mooring rings on the rocks below are the only surviving fragment of Fort Victoria built by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1843. From 1846, when the Oregon boundary was drawn at the 49th parallel, this post served as grand depot and headquarters o…