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Cemetery Attractions In Toronto

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Toronto is the capital city of the province of Ontario and the largest city in Canada by population, with 2,731,571 residents in 2016. Current to 2016, the Toronto census metropolitan area , of which the majority is within the Greater Toronto Area , held a population of 5,928,040, making it Canada's most populous CMA. Toronto is the anchor of an urban agglomeration, known as the Golden Horseshoe in Southern Ontario, located on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A global city, Toronto is a centre of business, finance, arts, and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world.People have travelled thr...
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Cemetery Attractions In Toronto

  • 1. Mount Pleasant Cemetery Toronto
    Mount Pleasant Cemetery is a cemetery located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In the early 19th century, the only authorized cemeteries within the city of Toronto were limited to the members of either the Roman Catholic Church or the Church of England. Deceased citizens who did not belong to either of these Christian denominations had no choice but to find burial arrangements outside of the city. In 1873, a new cemetery available to all citizens was conceived. Originally a 200-acre farm, on the far outskirts of Toronto, Mount Pleasant Cemetery opened on November 4, 1876 with more than twelve miles of carriage drives along rolling hills and ponds. Mount Pleasant Road was later constructed to pass through the centre of the cemetery and is named after this cemetery. With the growth in population...
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  • 2. Necropolis Toronto
    Necropolis Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the west side of the Don Valley near Riverdale Farm. Opened in 1850 to replace Strangers' Burying Ground , the cemetery is the resting place for many dead Torontonians including: Joseph Bloore - for whom a major Toronto thoroughfare, Bloor Street, is named. William Lyon Mackenzie – Toronto's first mayor and leader of the 1837 Upper Canada Rebellion George Brown – One of the Fathers of Confederation and founder of what is now The Globe and Mail Roy Brown – World War I fighter pilot, officially credited with shooting down Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron John Ross Robertson – founder of the Toronto Telegram George Blewett – academic and philosopher Wilson Ruffin Abbott – successful Black Canad...
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