Description:
Located in Midtown East, this is one of the city's oldest cemeteries, dating to 1850. Some of the remains were originally buried in Potters Field, where Yorkville stands today.
Before strolling through the cemetery, pick up a History Tour brochure at the office. You'll find the graves of William Lyon Mackenzie, leader of the 1837 rebellion, as well as those of his followers Samuel Lount and Peter Matthews, who were hanged for their parts in the rebellion. (Mackenzie himself went on to become a member of Parliament. Go figure.) Other notables buried in the 7.2-hectare (18-acre) cemetery include George Brown, one of the fathers of Confederation; Anderson Ruffin Abbot, the first Canadian-born black surgeon; Joseph Tyrrell, who unearthed dinosaurs in Alberta; and world-champion oarsman Ned Hanlan. Henry Langley, who designed the Necropolis' porte cochere and the Gothic Revival chapel -- as well as the spires of St. James' and St. Michael's cathedrals -- is also buried here.
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Frommer's
- Recommended 2010
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: 416/923-7911
Address:
- 200 Winchester St
- At Sumach St
- Toronto, ON
Hours:
- Daily 8am-dusk
Strenuousness:
- No Sweat
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