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York was a town and the second capital of the colony of Upper Canada. It is the predecessor to the old city of Toronto (1834–1998) . It was established in 1793 by Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe as a "temporary" location for the capital of Upper Canada, while he made plans to build a capital near today's London, Ontario .
William von Moll Berczy (December 10, 1744 – February 5, 1813) was a German-born Upper Canada pioneer and painter. He is considered one of the co-founders of the Town of York, Upper Canada , now Toronto , Ontario, Canada.
The York Pioneers were formed in 1869 in an attempt to preserve the heritage of York (now Toronto). The York Pioneer and Historical Society began on April 17, 1869, with the purpose of preserving the history of the Home District. A few months later, the York Pioneers Association was founded to collect and preserve historical information and sites.
The birthplace of the settlement that would become Toronto and the primary defence for (what was then) York, Upper Canada, the Fort now serves as a museum containing the largest collection of War of 1812 buildings in Canada and many of the oldest buildings in Toronto: François Bâby House [74] 1812 (completed) 1950 Windsor
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Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 11:59, 18 December 2015: 7,200 × 5,424 (3.51 MB): Geo Swan {{Information |Description=Plan of the town and harbour of York *{{original caption|Title: Plan of the town and harbour of York <p>Author: Williams, George <p>Year: 1814 <p>Location: University of Toronto Libraries <p>Call Number: G3524.T61 1814a}} |...
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