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Victoria Memorial Square

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The cemetery reached capacity in 1863 and was closed and largely abandoned. Over the decades, neglect and vandalism resulted in there today being only 17 surviving grave stones. In the late 19th century it was turned into a public park and has served as such since. It was restored between 2009 and
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and was renamed along with northern section of roadway as Portugal Square in 1960. In the West Market Square, St. Andrew's Market was established to rival St. Lawrence Market in the 'Old Town' to the east. While the north half is now a city public works facility the southern portion is home to
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and the first burial in the cemetery was his infant daughter Katherine (1793–1794). It served as the military cemetery for Toronto until 1863 and saw some 400 burials, including a number of victims of the War of 1812.
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creating the 'New Town Extension' with its curved Niagara Street, later extended a block closer to the Garrison Creek with Walnut Street. Victoria Square was one of four squares in the 'New Town Extension';
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When the Town of York was incorporated as the City of Toronto in 1834, its 'New Town' grid was extended from Peter Street to as far west as
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Victoria Memorial Square under renovation in 2009 with the monument to the War of 1812.
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2011. Led by the Wellington Place Neighbourhood Association and Toronto Councillor
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City of Toronto, Knowledge Base: Victoria Memorial Square Park
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a.k.a. Garrison Cemetery, Victoria Memorial Square Cemetery
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St. Andrew's Market and Playground Historical Plaque
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were the others. McDonell Square became the site of
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Victoria Memorial Square is located in Toronto
Toronto
Ontario
Coordinates
43°38′33″N 79°24′01″W / 43.642638°N 79.400200°W / 43.642638; -79.400200
Toronto Parks
Toronto
Ontario
Fort York
Fort York National Historic Site
War of 1812
Walter Seymour Allward
John Graves Simcoe
Garrison Creek
Clarence Square
West Market Square
St. Mary's Church
St. Andrew's Market and Playground
Adam Vaughan
Christopher Robinson
Katherine Simcoe
Canadian war memorials
Royal eponyms in Canada
City of Toronto, Knowledge Base: Victoria Memorial Square Park
"John Graves Simcoe"
ISBN
978-1-55365-290-8
St. Andrew's Market and Playground Historical Plaque
"Chapter 30: The Military Cemeteries"

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