WATERLOO COUNTY
Title
WATERLOO COUNTY
Description
Waterloo County held its first council meeting on January 24, 1853, on this site, at the newly-built county courthouse in Berlin (now Kitchener). Council's 12 members came from five townships (North Dumfries, Waterloo, Wellesley, Wilmot, Woolwich) and two villages (Galt, Preston) and selected the reeve of Waterloo Township, Dr. John Scott, as the county's first warden. With the establishment of Waterloo County emerged a series of enduring institutions including roads and bridges, a judiciary and jail, grammar (or high) schools, a House of Industry and Refuge, agricultural societies and local markets. On January 1, 1973 the Waterloo County area became the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.
Ontario Heritage Foundation, an agency of the Government of Ontario
Ontario Heritage Foundation, an agency of the Government of Ontario
Creator
Sarah J. McCabe
Date
2015-07-04
Files
Collection
Citation
Sarah J. McCabe, “WATERLOO COUNTY,” Historic Plaques of Ontario: An Omeka Demo Site, accessed May 6, 2024, https://ontarioplaques.omeka.net/items/show/13.