Queen's Rangers begin road construction
- When
- August 1793 – 1796
- Where
- Queen's Rangers road route through Upper Canada
Simcoe began building two roads through Upper Canada for defence, settlement, and trade, with the Queen's Rangers starting work in August 1793.
Simcoe began construction of two roads through Upper Canada, intended for defence and to encourage settlement and trade. Soldiers of the Queen's Rangers began cutting the road in August 1793, reaching Holland Landing in 1796. Three parallel streets in downtown Toronto—John Street, Graves Street, and Simcoe Street—were later named for Simcoe and are located near the fort where he lived during his early years in York.
Sources
- John Graves Simcoe Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
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