In 1967, the CCRA in association with the local community opened Adams Park on Lawson Road. The plague inscription reads as follows: In commemmeration of “Uncle Tommy Adams” or American Dutchman” who came to...

By Don Allen Until recently, the Cameron Watson orchard was southwest of Centennial Road and Lawson Road was known as Watson’s Orchard. It was originally a 50-acre parcel of land bought by John Cecil...

Scarborough’s lakefront connections to trade and transportation reached it’s zenith when the Scarborough and Pickering Wharf Company was established in 1847 near the mouth of the Rouge by local farmer and entrepreneur William Helliwell...

At the corner of Meadowvale and Old Kingston Road is a beautiful old building. This was the finest store in the district when it was built in 1890 and owned by William J. Morrish....

Weslayan Methodist Church and “Centennial” church at Kingston Road at Centennial Road was built in 1891. The community was built on the former Annis farm and since much of the planning and construction took...

Johns-Mansville before 1992 The Johns-Manville plant used to be located west of Port Union Rd. south of Lawrence. In May 1948, big industry came to Port Union on the historic Dixon farm land. For...

Family of Andrew Annis and Sarah Taylor Port Union, Scarboro Standing: Levi Garry, Cynthia Thom, Fanny Pherrill Seated: David, Arthur, Andrew, Sarah Taylor Annis, Emily Chester, William Kneeling: Letitia Armstrong, Nellie Purdie Andrew Annis...