Victoria College
Text from the plaque
The cornerstone of this building was laid June 7, 1832, and teaching began in 1836. First operated under a royal charter by the Wesleyan Methodists as Upper Canada Academy, in 1841 it obtained a provincial charter under the name of Victoria College, giving it power to grant degrees. Victoria's first president was the Reverend Egerton Ryerson, newspaper editor and founder of Ontario's present educational system. In 1890 the college federated with the University of Toronto and, in 1892, left Cobourg.
Transcribed from the marker, not summarised.
Find the place
The County of Northumberland
The Town of Cobourg
Behind a large tree in front of the college
on the north side of University Avenue East
across from College Street
N 43 57.922 W 78 09.871
Recorded June 2005. Check current access before visiting.