hkskyline
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David Gibson was a Scottish immigrant who made a living as a surveyor, helping the British colonial government settle this part of the colony. His original farmhouse was burned down after he fled following a rebelion in 1837, rebuilt into what we see today when he returned from the United States. Now hidden from Yonge Street behind highrises, the building was saved but had to be re-decorated for that era.
Surveyors used a Gunter's chain to lay out the lots for the colonial government. There was an urgency to settle Upper Canada, fearing the colony could be under threat from the Americans south of the border.
More photos on my website : https://www.globalphotos.org/toronto.htm
Surveyors used a Gunter's chain to lay out the lots for the colonial government. There was an urgency to settle Upper Canada, fearing the colony could be under threat from the Americans south of the border.
More photos on my website : https://www.globalphotos.org/toronto.htm