Place Unit Type
State or Province
Containing Unit
Canada
Date Type
Elias Disney born in Ontario, Canada Cultural
Fatal railroad accident in Canada when a Great Western Railway express train plunges into a ravine Crime/Disasters
James Naismith, inventor of basketball, is born in northern Ontario the son of Scottish immigrants Personal
- Prince Albert's tour visits London in Canada West US/the World
Propeller steamer explodes and sinks in the middle of the night on a stormy Lake Erie Crime/Disasters
Birthplace of
Name Type
Brantford, Canada West (Ontario) City or Town
Essex County, Canada West (Ontario) County
Fort Erie, Ontario City or Town
Glandford, Canada West (Ontario) City or Town
Hamilton, Canada West (Ontario) City or Town
Kent County, Canada West (Ontario) County
Kingston, Canada West (Ontario) City or Town
Leeds County, Canada West (Ontario) County
London, Canada West (Ontario) City or Town
Niagara Falls, Canada West (Ontario) Location or Site
Ottawa, Canada West City or Town
Paris, Canada West (Ontario) City or Town
Picton, Canada City or Town
St. Catharines, Canada West (Ontario) City or Town
Toronto, Canada West (Ontario) City or Town
Waterloo, Ontario City or Town
Date Title
Charleston (SC) Mercury, "Underground Railroad," August 25, 1856
New York Times, "The Underground Railroad," March 28, 1859
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