Historical Site sights in Toronto
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Todmorden Mills
Sitting quietly by the Don River, Todmorden Mills is an industrial relic housed in a late-18th-century gristmill-turned-sawmill, then brewery and distillery, then paper mill. Historical exhibits loiter inside the Brewery Gallery, where eager guides show visitors around old millers’ houses and the petite Don train station. The renovated Papermill Theatre and Gallery showcases local and emerging artists, as well as performances by the resident Eastside Players. Nature paths start near the bridge and wind back to the secluded Todmorden Mills Wildflower Preserve, 9 hectares of wildflowers growing on former industrial wasteland, complete with boardwalks and viewing platforms…
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Fort York
Established by the British in 1793 to defend the town of York (as Toronto was then known), Fort York was almost entirely destroyed during the War of 1812 when a small band of Ojibwe warriors and British troops couldn’t stop US troops. Today, a handful of the original log, stone and brick buildings have been restored. In summer, men decked out in 19th-century British military uniforms carry out preposterous marches and drills, firing musket volleys into the sky. Kids feign interest or run around the fort’s embankments with wooden rifles. Tours run hourly from May to September, and a fancy new visitor’s centre was being planned when we visited. It’s, off Fleet St W, east of…
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