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 B.
Napier Simpson, Jr. 1925-1978
Location: In Maple Lake, 1213 St. Peter's Road,
2 km north of Highway 118, 5 km east of Highway 35
Text from the Plaque
A prominent Ontario architect, Simpson was born and educated in
Toronto. After graduating from university in 1951, he established
a thriving private practice and soon became involved in public restoration
projects. An expert in this field, Simpson undertook commissions
throughout the province, playing a significant role in the development
of Black Creek Pioneer Village in Toronto and Century Village near
Peterborough. Through his work with various heritage groups and
his efforts to preserve individual structures such as St. Peter's
Church where he is buried, he helped heighten public awareness of
the value of heritage conservation. Widely recognized for his achievements,
Simpson was appointed to the Ontario Heritage Foundation and the
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, remaining active in
these organizations until his death.
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 Bobcaygeon
Road
Location: In Dorset, in a picnic area on the east
side of Highway 35 north of Highway 117 just north of the Lake of
Bays bridge
Text from the Plaque:
This colonization road was designed to open up the districts lying
inland from the settled townships. Construction began in 1856 from
Bobcaygeon running northward to the interior of Haliburton. In 1858
Richard Hughes was appointed government land agent at Bobcaygeon
and directed the progress of settlement. Free grants of land along
its route were made to persons fulfilling the required settlement
duties. By 1863 the road, sections of which follow the boundaries
between Victoria and Peterborough and Muskoka and Haliburton, was
completed to the Oxtongue River in Franklin Township. The southern
section, between Bobcaygeon and Minden, is still in use.
Photographer: Alan L Brown Web
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 The
Victoria Railway
Location: In Haliburton, in a park on the north
side of York Street beside the old railway station
Text from the Plaque:
The opening of the Haliburton district to organized settlement in
the early 1860s encouraged promoters to consider the construction
of railway lines into the area and to regions further north. One
of the few lines actually built was the Victoria Railway. Begun
at Lindsay in 1874 under the direction of George Laidlaw, an experienced
railway entrepreneur, the line was completed to Kinmount in 1877
and reached the newly-constructed station at Haliburton in 1878.
Although the Victoria Railway never extended any further, it became
an important regional timber and mineral carrier with a link to
other systems at Lindsay. In the mid-1880s it was taken over by
the Grand Trunk Railway and later became part of the Canadian National
Railway system.
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 Gull
River and The Clercy House
Location: In Minden, on the south side of Water
Street about midway between Bobcaygeon Road and Highway 35
Text from the Plaque:
This site was an early Indian camping ground, the Gull River watershed
being the hunting territory of bands living around Lake Simcoe who
came by way of the Balsam Lake portage and Gull River waters. Before
the days of the settlers, lumbering companies moved large quantities
of white pine from the area and it is probable that they erected
this building about 1870. In 1899 it was acquired by the Anglican
Diocese of Toronto and during the early years of this century, served
as headquarters for itinerant missionaries who travelled extensively
throughout the surrounding district.
Photographer: Alan L Brown Web
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 St.
Paul's Church
Location: In Minden, In front of the church on
the north side of Invergordon Avenue just east of Bobcaygeon Road
Text from the Plaque:
In 1865, in response to a proposal of the Canadian Land and Emigration
Company, the Church of England in Canada established the Minden
Mission. The Company, which had purchased ten townships in the district,
agreed to assist in supporting a missionary and that same year the
Reverend Frederick Burt was appointed. A native of England, Burt
had earlier served as missionary in Montreal and in Huntingdon,
Quebec. At the village of Minden, which soon became the centre of
his mission, Burt first conducted services in a schoolhouse, but
about 1868 construction was begun on this simple frame church. It
was designed in the Gothic style and remained largely unaltered
until 1947 when the tower and the parish hall were added.
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