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      This photo was taken on a canoe trip of Whitby boy scouts from Port Perry, Ontario to Montreal, Quebec to commemorate the centennial of Canada's confederation and Expo 67. The boys reached Bobcaygeon, Ontario at mid-day on the second day of paddling.

      This brick farmhouse was located on lot 32 of Concession 4 on the east side of Coronation Road in Whitby Township. It was called Maple Dell Farm.

      This home was built on lot 32 of Concession 4 in Whitby Township. It was replaced with a brick house around 1867.

      This stone farmhouse was built by the Pearson family of Ashburn for Jeremiah Lick in 1884. It is located on lot 20 on the south side Concession 1 (Highway 2) between Kendalwood Road and Thickson Road. Since the 1950s it has been a nursing home and is the current location …

      The Charles Kempthorne Residence was located at the south-east corner of Highway 2 and the Whitby-Pickering town line. It was part of the community of Almonds. The house was demolished in March 1969. Charles Kempthorne was a blacksmith at Almonds.

      The residence of John Allin was on the west side of Hopkins Street north of the Grand Trunk Railway (Canadian National Railway) on lot 23 of Broken Front Concession in Whitby Township. The house was built before 1877 and demolished in 1980.

      This barn on the John Allin farm was on the west side of Hopkins Street north of the Grand Trunk Railway (Canadian National Railway) on lot 23 of Broken Front Concession in Whitby Township. The barn has since been demolished.

 Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Ontario, Ont. (Toronto, Ontario: J.H. Beers & Co., 1877), 1877, P.# 20     This farm was located on lot 20 of the north side of the 7th Concession east of Thickson Road in Whitby Township.

      This farm on lot 29 of Concession 3 (Rossland Road) at the north-west corner of Rossland and Chocrane Street was also known as Broadfield. It was settled about 1837 by James Tweedie (1803-1857). The brick house on the property was built in 1845.

 Unknown, Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Ontario, Ont. (Toronto, Ontario: J.H. Beers & Co., 1877), 1977     John R. Hill lived on the north half of lot 27 of Concession 4 (Taunton Road) in Whitby Township.

 Unknown, Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Ontario, Ont. (Toronto, Ontario: J.H. Beers & Co., 1877), 1877     L.C. Hall lived on lot 20 on the south side of Concession 1 (Highway 2)and east of Thickson Road.

 Unknown, Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Ontario, Ont. (Toronto, Ontario: J.H. Beers & Co., 1877), 1877, P.#4     Madill's farm was also known as Bonny Bank. It was located on the south half of lot 34 of Concession 4 in Whitby Township. The house was demolished in June 2006.

 Unknown, Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Ontario, Ont. (Toronto, Ontario: J.H. Beers & Co., 1877), 1877, P.# 54     William Smith settled on lot 21 of Broken Front Concession in Whitby Township in 1830 or 1831. In his will in 1859 he directed his three sons to erect a house. This cut fieldstone house was built in 1861 and became the residence of Thomas H. Smith. It was later …

 Unknown, Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Ontario, Ont. (Toronto, Ontario: J.H. Beers & Co., 1877), 1877, P.# 54     This brick farmhouse was located on lot 21 of Broken Front Concession on the west side of Thickson Road. It was north of the stone house owned by Thomas H. Smith. The John L. Smith house was destroyed by fire on 2 November 1974.

 Unknown, Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Ontario, Ont. (Toronto, Ontario: J.H. Beers & Co., 1877), 1877     This brick house was built in 1876 on the south east corner of Hopikins and Victoria Streets on lot 22 in Whitby Township. The house was severely damaged by fire in June 2006. Barnabus Gibson was a railway contractor who later moved to Toronto.

      Mildmay Camp was located on the shore of Lake Ontario, east of the Cranberry Marsh in Whitby Township. It was an Anglican Church camp which was operated from around 1927 to 1953 by the Mildmay Institute of Toronto.

      Corbett's Point is located on the shore of Lake Ontario, east of Thickson Road. It was later renamed Thickson Point.