Toronto's Historical Plaques
Learn a little of Toronto's history as told through its plaques.
Marilyn Bell
Here, at the south end of the Liberty Grand building at Exhibition Place, is a plaque celebrating Marilyn Bell. So who was Marilyn Bell I hear you asking? To find out, let's read what the plaque says:
This plaque is dedicated to the honour of Marilyn Bell, a Toronto, Ontario girl who on Sept. 9th, 1954, at the age of 16 years, performed the magnificent athletic feat of swimming the full width of Lake Ontario, thus being the first know person to have accomplished this arduous task, of which all Canadians are justly proud.
Location Co-ordinates: 43.630667 -79.426630
Photo by Alan L Brown - September 2006
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