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Old-time mortar, cast in 1856, on the site of old Fort Rouille, Exhibition Park, Toronto
Old-time mortar, cast in 1856, on the site of old Fort Rouille, Exhibition Park, Toronto

Old-time mortar, cast in 1856, on the site of old Fort Rouille, Exhibition Park, Toronto

Date1/6/1921
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Original Toronto Star caption: Old-time mortar; cast in 1856; on the site of old Fort Rouille; Exhibition Park; Toronto.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberTSPA_0112632F
      Old-time mortar, cast in 1856, on the site of old Fort Rouille, Exhibition Park, Toronto
      Old-time mortar, cast in 1856, on the site of old Fort Rouille, Exhibition Park, Toronto
      Boyd, John
      1/6/1921
      Stone in Exhibition Park, Toronto, which marks the site of Fort Rouille established in 1749 by order of King Louis XV of France
      Stone in Exhibition Park, Toronto, which marks the site of Fort Rouille established in 1749 by order of King Louis XV of France
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      6/23/1927
      Site Fort Rouille 1749 Exhibition Park Toronto
      Site Fort Rouille 1749 Exhibition Park Toronto
      Turner, Stanley F., 1883-1953
      Approximately 1927
      Solid handlwork: Art Cooke spent the summer of '45 chiseling mortar off old bricks to build the home he and his wife still live in on Burnett Ave. Today, a high-rise looms near the site he bought for $350. Above, Cooke admires the sturdy bricks he bought for $352 and hauled in a rented truck from the Swift meatpacking plant.
      Solid handlwork: Art Cooke spent the summer of '45 chiseling mortar off old bricks to build the home he and his wife still live in on Burnett Ave. Today, a high-rise looms near the site he bought for $350. Above, Cooke admires the sturdy bricks he bought for $352 and hauled in a rented truck from the Swift meatpacking plant.
      Bock, Tony
      10/7/1982
      Fort Rouille Monument (unveiled 1887), C
      Fort Rouille Monument (unveiled 1887), C
      Scadding, Henry, 1813-1901
      1884
      Fort Rouille Monument (unveiled 1887), C
      Fort Rouille Monument (unveiled 1887), C
      Unknown
      1900
      Fort Rouille Monument, C.N.E
      Fort Rouille Monument, C.N.E
      Unknown
      1900
      Fort Rouille Monument (unveiled 1887), C
      Fort Rouille Monument (unveiled 1887), C
      Unknown
      1910
      The Inca fort of Saesahuaman, near Cuzco, was built with stones weighing up to several hundred tons - and without the use of mortar, wheels, pulleys, (...)
      The Inca fort of Saesahuaman, near Cuzco, was built with stones weighing up to several hundred tons - and without the use of mortar, wheels, pulleys, (...)
      Bryant, George
      12/11/1970
      Monument to mark the exact site of the old French fort, at Toronto
      Monument to mark the exact site of the old French fort, at Toronto
      City of Toronto
      1885
      One of the old houses on the site of Fort York-this one, now used as a home by John Dutton and his family, was once the residence of Governor Simcoe
      One of the old houses on the site of Fort York-this one, now used as a home by John Dutton and his family, was once the residence of Governor Simcoe
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      5/28/1932
      Old Fort William, a reconstruction of the North West Company's fur trading post at the Lakehead, is rising on a site a few miles from the original loc(...)
      Old Fort William, a reconstruction of the North West Company's fur trading post at the Lakehead, is rising on a site a few miles from the original loc(...)
      Darrell, Dick
      6/13/1973