THE FOUNDING OF ORILLIA
Title
THE FOUNDING OF ORILLIA
Description
In 1820 the government surveyed Orillia Township and a decade later located Chief William Yellowhead's Ojibwa band on lands near the "Narrows". By 1839, when the government laid out the Orillia town plot, these Indians had been moved across Lake Couchiching to Rama. The first white settlers arrived about 1832 and by the 1850's the community had become an agricultural and lumbering centre with two churches and a population of some 200. Advantageous transportation links with Toronto and Georgian Bay stimulated Orillia's development as a commercial centre and summer resort. In November, 1866, with a population of over 750, Orillia was incorporated by Simcoe County as a village. Its elected council first met in 1867.
Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario
Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario
Creator
Sarah J. McCabe
Date
April 20, 2018
Files
Collection
Citation
Sarah J. McCabe, “THE FOUNDING OF ORILLIA,” Historic Plaques of Ontario: An Omeka Demo Site, accessed May 2, 2024, https://ontarioplaques.omeka.net/items/show/145.