Scarborough of the 1800s was a settler’s dream—the land was rich with pine and hardwoods, the rivers were filled with trout and salmon, and the...
Scarborough of the 1800s was a settler’s dream—the land was rich with pine and hardwoods, the rivers were filled with trout and salmon, and the waterways provided easy transportation to different parts of the township. By the 1850s, the population of Scarborough was close to 4,200 people. Forestry in the Highland Creek watershed became...
Scarborough of the 1800s was a settler’s dream—the land was rich with pine and hardwoods, the rivers were filled with trout and salmon, and the waterways provided easy transportation to different parts of the township. By the 1850s, the population of Scarborough was close to 4,200 people. Forestry in the Highland Creek watershed became...
We see the word “Don” every day: Don Valley, Don Mills, Don Valley Parkway. All of these names originated from the Don River, but where did the...
We see the word “Don” every day: Don Valley, Don Mills, Don...
We see the word “Don” every day: Don Valley, Don Mills, Don Valley Parkway. All of these names originated from the Don River, but where did the Don River get its name? The Don River was named by Lieutenant-Governor Simcoe in 1793 after he...