Unveiling of Historic Plaques (Papers to 1967)
Unveiling of Historic Plaques is an illustrated record on pages 32–36 of Papers to 1967 of historic plaques put up by the Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario with the Thunder Bay Historical Society in 1959–67.[1]
Plaques and unveilings
| Subject | Unveiled | By / where |
|---|---|---|
| Simon James Dawson | 17 Oct 1959 | J. P. Bertrand, Hillcrest Park |
| William McGillivray (Fort William named for him, 1807) | 17 Oct 1959 | Carson F. Piper, Vickers Park |
| Daniel Greysolon, Sieur Dulhut | 13 Aug 1960 | John Booth, Fort William |
| Silver Islet (1868) | 14 Aug 1960 | Silver Islet |
| Sir William Van Horne | 4 Aug 1961 | Mayor Norman Wilson and John A. Walker (96), Port Arthur |
| Mountain Portage | 14 Jul 1962 | Reeve Patrick Vaillant, Kakabeka Falls |
| Capture of Fort William (1816) | 13 Aug 1963 | Mayor Ernest H. Reed, Paterson Park |
| Robinson-Superior Treaty | 7 Sep 1966 | Xavier Michon, Chippewa Park |
| Oliver Daunais | 21 Aug 1966 | his daughter Elizabeth Walker, Stanley |
| Fort Kaministiquia | 20 May 1967 | Carson F. Piper, in front of Fort William City Hall |
| Mission to the Nipissings (Father Claude Allouez, 1667) | 25 Jun 1967 | Chief Ben Wawia, Nipigon |
| Gladman–Hind Expedition, 1857 | 24 Jun 1967 | W. Russell Brown, Port Arthur Marina |
A Grand Portage plaque was unveiled at Middle Falls Park on the Pigeon River on 6 September; present were R. W. Fridley of the Minnesota Historical Society, Pipe Major Kenneth MacLeod, G. B. Macgillivray, Chief Frank Pelletier, Ontario mines minister George C. Wardrope and Keith Denis.[1] (Table compiled from pages 32–36.)[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Unveiling of Historic Plaques", Papers to 1967, Centennial issue (Thunder Bay Historical Society, 1967), p. 32. Archived: datum.locker.
- ↑ "Unveiling of Historic Plaques", Papers to 1967, Centennial issue (Thunder Bay Historical Society, 1967), pp. 34–36. Archived: datum.locker.