The Founding of Brampton
Text from the plaque
Chinguacousy Township, part of the Mississauga Indian tract, was surveyed in 1819. John Elliott, John Scott and William Buffy were early settlers here of a crossroads hamlet first known as Buffy's Corners. In 1834 Elliott laid out a village plot and by 1837 the community numbered 18 families. Elliott and William Lawson, a fellow native of Brampton, England, were influential in naming the village, which was incorporated in 1853, and in establishing a Primitive Methodist congregation. The coming of the Grand Trunk Railway in 1856 aided Brampton's economic development. A foundry, established in 1849, and a horticultural business, started in 1860 and later internationally known, became important industries. Chosen as the county seat in 1867, Brampton was incorporated as a town in 1873.
Transcribed from the marker, not summarised.
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The Region of Peel
The City of Brampton
In the pioneer cemetery on the east side of Main Street
just north of Vodden Street
Also recorded for this place: Brampton · Wink
N 43 41.642 W 79 46.236
Recorded April 2004. Check current access before visiting.
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