TORONTO ISLAND
Title
TORONTO ISLAND
Description
Toronto Island is part of a sand-bar which begins on the mainland near Woodbine Avenue and extends westward for about 5 ½ miles before turning northward toward the main shore. The building of the bar began with the formation of Lake Ontario about 8,000 years ago. Eroded from the Scarborough Bluffs, the sand was shifted westward by wave action during easterly storms. Eventually a long curving peninsula was formed, creating the large natural harbour on which Toronto was founded. The bar’s westward growth was halted shortly after 1858 when a storm opened a large gap near the eastern end of the peninsula. The island thus formed became one of Toronto’s major recreational areas.
Erected by the Archaeological and Historic Sites Board, Archives of Ontario
Erected by the Archaeological and Historic Sites Board, Archives of Ontario
Creator
Sarah J. McCabe
Date
April 30, 2018
Files
Collection
Citation
Sarah J. McCabe, “TORONTO ISLAND,” Historic Plaques of Ontario: An Omeka Demo Site, accessed May 6, 2024, https://ontarioplaques.omeka.net/items/show/184.