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First Story Toronto is an Indigenous-led organization that researches and promotes Indigenous history in Toronto through public initiatives such as guided and self-directed educational tours. [1] The walking, biking and bus tours help raise awareness of the historical and enduring presence of Indigenous peoples in the Great Toronto Area (GTA). [2]
Bead Hill National Historic Site, in eastern Scarborough, became the only National Historic Site in Toronto in the national park system on June 15, 2019, located within Rouge National Urban Park. [4] [5] This list uses names designated by the national Historic Sites and Monuments Board, which may differ from other names for these sites.
· List of National Historic Sites in Toronto. Numerous National Historic Events also occurred across Ontario, and are identified at places associated with them, using the same style of federal plaque which marks National Historic Sites. Several National Historic Persons are commemorated throughout the province in the same way. The markers do ...
Heritage Toronto is an agency of the Municipal Government of Toronto that works to builds a better city by bringing people together to explore Toronto’s shared past and peoples’ lived experiences. It is located in St. Lawrence Hall in the city. Its programs include tours, historical plaques, the State of Heritage Report, and online exhibits.
In 1932, the municipal government of Toronto undertook a two-year restoration of Fort York, converting the fort into a historic site and museum. [52] The city began to restore the fort to its 1816 configuration as a make-work program , and to celebrate the centennial of the incorporation of Toronto . [ 13 ]
The history of Toronto dates back to Indigenous settlements in the region approximately 12,000 years ago. However, the oldest standing structures in Toronto were built by European settlers. Remains of a Seneca settlement exist at the federally protected Bead Hill archaeological site, in eastern Toronto.
The Toronto Eaton Centre is the most visited tourist attraction in Toronto.. Toronto is one of Canada's leading tourism destinations. [1] In 2017, the Toronto-area received 43.7 million tourists, of which 10.4 million were domestic visitors and 2.97 million were from the United States, spending a total of $8.84 billion. [2]
The History of the Battle of Toronto by William Lyon MacKenzie, 1839 from the Ontario Time Machine; Historicist articles on Toronto History by Torontoist.ca; Toronto Boom Town, a 1951 National Film Board of Canada documentary covering the first half of the 20th century; Toronto Past, a blog devoted to links to Toronto history stories and resources