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Grand Trunk Railway Prescott
Photos by Alan L Brown - June, 2004
Plaque Location
The County of Leeds and Grenville
The Town of Prescott
At the former railway station on Railway Avenue at St. Lawrence Street.
Look for the green arrow on the interactive map below.
Latitude and Longitude Coordinates
44.711011-75.524611
Plaque Text
The Grand Trunk was incorporated in 1853 to run from Sarnia to Portland, Maine. Although it took over existing lines, new ones had to be built, including sections of the key Toronto to Montréal line completed by the noted English engineering firm of Peto, Brassey, Jackson and Betts in 1856. The Prescott station, built about 1855, is a typical example of the smaller stations erected by this firm for the Grand Trunk Railway. Influenced by English designs, the station is an enduring monument to early Canadian railway enterprise.
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