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.

Location of #1 Instrument Flying School, Camp Mohawk, April 2, 1943, August 31, 1945

Born at Deseronto, Kerr attended schools here and in Toronto. With the outbreak of the First World War,

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

This handsome church attests to the remarkable historic alliance of the Mohawk people with the Crown.

A civic memorial tree commemorates one of the first actions of the City of Quinte West, incorporated January 1, 1998.

A Huron by birth, a Mohawk by adoption, founder of the Five Nations (the Iroquois Confederacy), was born near here, during the early fifteenth century.... READ MORE

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

Ontario's rich forests provided raw materials for Deseronto's timber industries... READ MORE

Led by Deserontyon (Captain John), a group of Mohawks, supporters of the British during the American Revolution, in 1784 became... 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.

The City of Belleville has dedicated a ball field in Thurlow Park to the late George Beer, councillor and avid sports fan.

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

These plaques commemorate a Mohawk trail that has been used for more than 200 years.

Two plaques in a small roadside park near Deseronto describe the Mohawks who landed on the shore of the Bay of Quinte in 1784.

This colonization road was constructed for the dual purpose of opening up a wilderness area to settlement...

Mount Pelion in the heart of Trenton offers a splendid view of the Trent River valley and the Bay of Quinte. Follow in the steps of Samuel de Champlain!... 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 renowned Mohawk chief orator and physician was buried in this churchyard.

This farming town northwest of Belleville features a number of historic buildings bearing plaques describing the original uses of those structures.

Stone Church, one of three known cobblestone churches in Ontario, is part of a small group of cobblestone buildings in this area.

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

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