Learn a little of Toronto's history as told through its plaques.

The Humber River

Photos by Alan L Brown - December 2006

Attached to this rock in the Humber River valley just north of a parking lot, which is just east of the Old Mill bridge over the Humber River, is a 1999 Canadian Heritage Rivers System plaque. It reads:

The Humber River watershed, the largest river system in the Toronto region, covers 908 square kilometres. From its source on the Oak Ridges Moraine and Niagara Escarpment, the Humber flows through outstanding natural habitats in rural and urban landscapes to Lake Ontario. At least 12,000 years ago, the watershed was home to Aboriginal Peoples. They established an overland route along the river corridor to the Canadian interior. Later, European explorers and settlers used this route they called the Toronto Carrying-Place trail. Today, the Humber provides recreational and educational opportunities and a spiritual retreat for thousands of people of many different cultures. This plaque commemorates the designation of the Humber River as a Canadian Heritage River and honours those people - past, present and future - who work to protect and enhance the Humber's heritage and recreational resources.

Plaque Location Co-ordinates: 43.652410 -79.491642

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