Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Brockville, Ontario



Formerly called Elizabethtown until the residents of the village wanted the name change to differentiate it from the "Township of Elizabethtown."  So, in 1812 it was changed to Brockville in honor of the British General Isaac Brock,  commanding General in Upper Canada, a war hero, and temporary administrator of the Province.  It's also now known as the "City of the 1000 Islands" ... it is located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River (opposite Morristown, NY).  We will let some of the images of the town speak for itself:





Brockville Post Office {c 1910}


Court Terrace

Brockville Courthouse


First Presbyterian Church {c1880}

If you look closely at this photo, taken from the Municipal courthouse at the top of town square, you will see SANTORINI dockside at the town marina




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