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The headwaters of the Duffins Creek are located in the Oak Ridges Moraine area, [20] within the boundaries of Uxbridge, Pickering, Markham, and Whitchurch-Stouffville. The mouth of the stream is located in Ajax. [15] The Duffins Creek drains an area of 283 sq. km., much of which is owned by the government.
[3] [4] [5] In 1760, French Sulpician missionaries from Ganatsekwyagon reached the Duffins Creek area, but did not settle there. [6] After the British conquest of New France in 1760, the area became part of the Pickering Township. Mike Duffin, an Irish fur trader, is the earliest known European to have settled in the area, in the 1770s. [7]
Carruthers Creek in eastern part of Ajax. Multiple archaeological sites identified with indigenous peoples are located in the watersheds of the Duffins Creek and the Carruthers Creek, in Ajax and surrounding areas. [1] [2] Projectile points from the Late Paleo-Indian period (10000–7000 BCE) have been discovered in the Duffins Creek watershed. [3]
Duffins cabin was located on the east side of the Creek, north of Kingston Road. [9] Augustus Jones, who surveyed the area for the Government of Upper Canada in 1791, named the Duffins Creek after him. [6] [8] The municipality that contained the area was known as Edinburgh Township until 1792, when it was renamed to Pickering Township. [11]
Part of the Marshall Michigan Historic Landmark District. 31: Old-Merchants National Bank and Trust Co. Building: Old-Merchants National Bank and Trust Co. Building: November 21, 2018 : 25 W Michigan Ave. Battle Creek: 32
The Harlow Block, built in an Italianate style, exemplifies late nineteenth century vernacular commercial architecture. It was constructed by one of Marquette's first settlers, Amos R. Harlow, in 1887 as a real estate investment. 14: Holy Family Orphanage: Holy Family Orphanage: October 5, 2015 : 600 Altamont Street
The stream is named after Richard Carruthers (1819-1887), an English immigrant from Cumberland, whose family owned 202 acres along the banks of the Creek.Carruthers, a farmer, purchased Lots 4 and 5 on Concession Road 1 in January 1856 and September 1862, and the land remained in his family until at least the 1940s.
The estate's gardens were designed by landscape architect Jens Jensen with his traditional 'long view,' giving visitors a glimpse of the residence down the long meadow after the passing the entry gates, then brief partial views along the long drive, and only at the end revealing the entire house and another view back up the long meadow.