Episode 2 of 4
Berczy's settlers clear the route around Thornhill
- When
- Summer to end of 1794
- Where
- Thornhill and German Mills, northeast of Toronto
William Berczy led 64 families to German Mills in 1794, and by year's end his settlers had cleared the road around Thornhill.
In the summer of 1794, William Berczy was the first to take up the offer of settlement, leading a group of 64 families northeast of Toronto to found the town of German Mills in modern Markham. The settlers branched out from their initial town of "Upper Yonge Street", which later became Newmarket. By the end of 1794, Berczy's settlers had cleared the route around Thornhill.
Sources
- Yonge Street Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
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