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Withrow Archaeological Site Commemorative plaque, 1988. 

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Resource ID

6144

Access

Open

Credit Line

Heritage Toronto

Date of Creation

1988

Description

As long as 4 000 years ago this sandy knoll was the location of campsites for generations of native people. It provided an excellent lookout over the Don River Valley for observing game. Here small family groups probably lived in skin tents during hunting seasons. Lost for many years the site was uncovered by workers digging a roadbed in 1886. The discovery aroused great public interest and Ontario's first professional archaeologist David Boyle conducted excavations. Only a small number of artifacts exist from the now destroyed encampments. Of the many native sites in the city Withrow is one of the few for which we have archaeological evidence.

Toronto Historical Board 1988

Program Category

Historical Plaques

Rights

Heritage Toronto

Historical Themes

Indigenous Heritage, Archaeological Heritage

Time Period

Pre-colonization, 1835-1899

Caption

Withrow Archaeological Site Commemorative plaque, 1988.

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Location Data

Marker lat / long: 43.670727, -79.352419 (WGS84)

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