Maple Leaf Forever Park, Commemorative Plaque, 2019.
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Resource ID
6761
Access
Open
Address
62 Laing St, Toronto, ON M4L 2N2
Credit Line
Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
2019
Historical Themes
Music History, Political History
Keywords
Confederation
Program Category
Historical Plaques
Rights
Heritage Toronto
Time Period
1835-1899
Caption
Maple Leaf Forever Park, Commemorative Plaque, 2019.
Description
The name of this park recognizes the popular and patriotic song “The Maple Leaf for Ever,”
composed by Alexander Muir (1830–1906). He was inspired to write the song in 1867 after a walk
in this neighbourhood, where he lived and worked as the principal at Leslie Street Public School. Local lore maintains that a maple leaf fell from the tree in front of Maple Cottage, located at the northeast entrance of this park, and clung to his sleeve. In 1867, the year of Canadian Confederation, the maple leaf was fast becoming a national symbol and this was a working-class neighbourhood dotted with brickyards. The tree was damaged in a 2013 storm and only part of the trunk remains. Nearby Agnes Lane is named after Muir’s first wife, Agnes Thomson (1837–1865).
Marker lat / long: 43.662881, -79.327861 (WGS84)