Learn a little of Toronto's history as told through its plaques.
The Toronto Purchase
Photos by Alan L Brown - April 2007
This 1988 Etobicoke Historical Board plaque is located in Marie Curtis Park in the south-west corner of the city at the mouth of Etobicoke Creek between the creek and the parking lot off 42nd Street. Here's what it says:
In August, 1788, Alexander Aitkin commenced the survey of the western boundary of the lands purchased from the Mississauga Indians near here, at the mouth of Etobicoke Creek.
Plaque Location Co-ordinates: 43.586631 -79.543633
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