Scadding Cabin Commemorative plaque, 1978.
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Resource ID
6079
Access
Open
Address
(No official address)
Credit Line
Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
1978
Historical Themes
Architectural Heritage, Residential History
Program Category
Historical Plaques
Rights
Heritage Toronto
Time Period
1835-1899
Caption
Scadding Cabin Commemorative plaque, 1978.
Description
John Scadding (1754-1824), the manager of Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe's Estate in Devonshire, arrived in Canada in 1792, and came to York with Simcoe the following year. He was granted 250 acres east of the Don River where, in 1794, he built a log cabin. He lived in England from 1796 to 1818 but returned to York and sold the cabin and part of his land to William Smith Jr., whose descendants, along with the York Pioneer and Historical Society, moved the cabin here in 1879.
Marker lat / long: 43.630684, -79.424055 (WGS84)