Scarborough Rifle Company Marching to the Niagara Frontier Historical Plaque

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Scarborough Rifle Company Marching to the Niagara Frontier, June 1, 1866

Photos and transcription by contributor Wayne Adam - Posted October, 2011

On the wall of the Canadian Legion at 1577 Kingston Road is this Mural Routes / John Hood / Scarborough Arts Council 1991 plaque. Here's what it says:

Plaque coordinates: 43.690018 -79.267044

In 1862 the Scarborough Rifle Company was organized with headquarters in a school at Eglinton Avenue near Markham Road. It was the first of several militia companies formed in York County. The company was rushed to the Niagara frontier three times in 1865 and 1866 to defend Canada against the Fenians. The Scarborough Rifle Company later became No. 1 Company of the 12th Battalion of Infantry, the forerunner of the Queen's York Rangers.

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