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The former town of York was incorporated on March 6, 1834, reverting to the name Toronto to distinguish it from New York City, as well as about a dozen other localities named "York" in the province (including the county in which Toronto was situated), and to dissociate itself from the negative connotation of "dirty Little York", [1] a common nickname for the town by its residents.
The History of the Battle of Toronto by William Lyon MacKenzie, 1839 from the Ontario Time Machine; Historicist articles on Toronto History by Torontoist.ca; Toronto Boom Town, a 1951 National Film Board of Canada documentary covering the first half of the 20th century; Toronto Past, a blog devoted to links to Toronto history stories and resources
Toronto electoral district was based on the municipal boundaries of Old Toronto, as they existed in 1841. The Union Act, 1840 had merged the two provinces of Upper Canada and Lower Canada into the Province of Canada, with a single Parliament. The separate parliaments of Lower Canada and Upper Canada were abolished. [1]
Pages in category "History of Toronto" The following 104 pages are in this category, out of 104 total. ... Old Toronto; Toronto Blessing; Toronto Board of Control;
York was a town and the second capital of the colony of Upper Canada.It is the predecessor to the old city of Toronto (1834–1998).It was established in 1793 by Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe as a "temporary" location for the capital of Upper Canada, while he made plans to build a capital near today's London, Ontario.
An outstanding example of picturesque design inspired by the 19th-century tradition of rural cemeteries in a naturalistic setting; many of the grave markers are representative of significant epochs in the history of Toronto and the rest of the country Old Toronto City Hall and York County Court House [50] [51] 1899 (completed) 1984 Toronto
Old Toronto W Scholes Hotel (later Ocean Hotel) 1885 Second Empire 1633–1647 Queen Street West Parkdale: Old Toronto 6, 18 St. Mary's Church: 1885 Joseph Connolly (spire by A. W. Holmes) 588 Adelaide Street West Niagara: Old Toronto 6 1 Draper Street 1886 1 Draper Street Fashion District: Old Toronto 18 50 King Street East 1886 50 King Street ...
1909: The city of West Toronto was annexed by Toronto on May 1. [6] West Toronto covered 1,600 acres (6.5 km 2) and had 12 000 residents. The unincorporated communities of Wychwood and Bracondale were annexed by Toronto in February. [6] Covering 575 acres (2.33 km 2), they formerly stood on the land of York township. The town of East Toronto ...
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