The Yonge Street story, 1793-1860 : an account from letters, diaries, and newspapers / F. R. Berchem.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berchem, F. R., 1931- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Yonge Street (Toronto, Ont.).

Ontario--History.

Ontario.

Toronto (Ont.)--History--Sources.

Toronto (Ont.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario : Natural Heritage/Natural History Inc., 1977.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the remarkable story of the trail that became the longest street in the world, as officially recognized by The Guinness Book of Records. Begun in 1794, Yonge Street was planned by the ambitious Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe as a military route between Lake Ontario and Lake Huron. Anxious to bolster Upper Canada's defences against the new republic to the south, which he heartily loathed, Simcoe had his Queen's Rangers survey and develop the route from Toronto to present-day Holland Landing, and laid out lots for settlement. Even the trusty Rangers, as one surveyor com

Contents:

Contents; 1 The Simcoe Years (1791-96); 2 Settlement and Trade (1796-1811); 3 War and Settlement (1812-35); 4 Politics, Rebellion, and Change (1830-60); Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Originally published: Toronto ; New York : McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1977.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786611967246

9786612816185

9781281967244

1281967246

9781554883608

1554883601

9781282816183

1282816187

9781770704251

1770704256

OCLC:

288134643