The Founding of London

In 1793, here on the River Thames, Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe selected a site for the capital of Upper Canada. York, however, became the seat of government and the townsite of London lay undeveloped until its selection in 1826 as ...

Veterans' Garden

2005 - Year of the Veteran

Dedicated November 4, 2005

to remember, honour, and celebrate

our Canadian Veterans.

May the memory of their

achievements and sacrifices

be kept alive.

This garden was made possible thanks to the generous donation by Angus and Mabe McLennan - for the ...

Oakland United Methodist Church

Generations of African~American families have worshiped here, beginning with services held under a brush arbor prior to the Civil War. In August of 1879, the land for the Oakland Methodist church was deeded to parishioners. In a wooden one-room building, ...

VFW Bedworth Post 2871 Monument

Dedicated To All Veterans

Placed By

VFW Post 2871

2004

Marker is at the intersection of Meetinghouse Lane and Newton Road, on the right when traveling south on Meetinghouse Lane.

Courtesy hmdb.org

25th Indiana - 14th Illinois

Veatch's Brigade - Hurlbut's Division

U.S.

25th Indiana, 14th Illinois,

Veatch's (2d) Brig., Hurlbut's (4th) Div.,

Army of the Tennessee.

These regiments, in order as above, were engaged here from 11 A.M. to 11.30 A.M. April 6, 1862 and then fell back about 400 yards.

Marker ...

McClernand's Headquarters

McClernand's Hdqrs

Marker is on Corinth-Pittsburg Landing Road Extension 0.1 miles from Corinth Road, on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Stewart's Brigade

Clark's Division -- Polk's Corps

C.S.

Stewart's (2d) Brigade,

5th Tenn., 33d Tenn., 13th Ark., 4th Tenn.,

Stanford's Mississippi Battery,

Clark's (1st) Div., Polk's Corps,

Army of the Mississippi.

This brigade, with its regiments in order from left to right as above, was in position here ...

London War Cenotaph

East facade:

MCM

XIV

The Glorious Dead

West facade:MCM

XXXIX

1950 - 1953

Bronze plaque on West facade:

In honour of those who died in war and conflict

Erected 1934 by the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire (IODE)

Rededicated 1999 by the London Municipal Chapter IODE

North facade:

United Nations Peacekeepers

We ...

Pioneer Methodist Bishop Francis Asbury

Founded the

Mt. BETHEL METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

in an old log church on this site

FRIDAY MAY 10, 1811.

On Thursday May 9, 1811 Bishop Asbury stayed at Halls Mill (now Asbury) with Col. William McCullough. He preached there in the barn. Then on ...

The East London Town Hall

Completed in 1884, restored in 1969 as Aeolian Town Hall, served as a centre for political and social life in London East until 1947.

Marker is at the intersection of Dundas Street East and Rectory Street, on the right when traveling ...