Historical Plaques by REGION

In 1853 Billa Flint (1805-94), a lumberman, member of the legislative assembly and later of the senate, built sawmills here on the Skootamatta River.

In 1857, ten years before Confederation, William Fraser Chisholm (1829-1908) acquired Shipman's Mill on the Moira River.

From its beginning the Village of Deloro was a "company town" reliant on mining and refining. Today it is the site of a major environmental clean... READ MORE

Henry Gauen was trapped in the Arctic ice for two years on the Investigator as the McClure expedition searched for the Franklin Expedition.

Deputy minister of the Ontario Department of Mines for twenty-two years, "Rick" Rickaby was respected for his contributions to science and the mi... READ MORE

The viral disease of smallpox - widespread in 19th century Ontario - flared up in a severe epidemic in Hungerford Township in 1884.

With war threatening n Europe in 1913, a cadet corps was formed in Madoc from the student body of the high school.

Mills constructed about 1832 by Donald MacKenzie, a Belleville merchant, and the ironworks erected by American entrepreneurs Uriah Seymour and John Pendergas... READ MORE

In 1821 an Irish immigrant, Charles Hayes, began building here one of the province's earliest smelters and foundries, which by June, 1823, was ready to p... READ MORE

Marmora is Upper Canada's first pioneer irontown, established in 1821. The iron ore works gave life to mines in Blairton, Belmont and Ma... READ MORE

In August, 1866, Marcus Herbert Powell, Clerk of the Division Court and part-time prospector, struck gold on the farm of John Richardson.... READ MORE

The Thomasburg Spring provided fresh, cool water for generations of thirsty travellers and their horses.

The bell was donated by the Epworth League in 1892 after the original bell was destroyed in a church fire.

During the 1830s a settlement, initially called Munroe's Mills and later Hungerford Mills, developed here on the Moira River.