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Pictures show an Italian-Renaissance style monument in a park setting.
Ridgeway (Fenian Raid) Monument
Pictures show an Italian-Renaissance style monument in a park setting.

Ridgeway (Fenian Raid) Monument

DateApproximately 1872
Names
(photographer)
FormatPicture
Notes
Picket fence was removed approximately 1875.
Subject
    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyNeighbourhoodUniversity
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
    Stereoscopic photographs
    DimensionsCarrier size: 8.5 cm x 17.6 cm (3 3/8 in. x 6 15/16 in.)
    Language
      ProvenanceGift of Norman Attikin
      CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object Number2015-2-1-279
      [Official reports in connection with the Fenian invasion, including the raid on Fort Erie and the battle of Ridgeway, an extract from the Canada gazette for June 23, 1866
      [Official reports in connection with the Fenian invasion, including the raid on Fort Erie and the battle of Ridgeway, an extract from the Canada gazette for June 23, 1866
      Unknown
      1866
      History of the Fenian raid on Fort Erie, : with an account of the battle of Ridgeway
      History of the Fenian raid on Fort Erie, : with an account of the battle of Ridgeway
      Denison, George T. (George Taylor), 1839-1925
      1866
      History of the Fenian raid on Fort Erie, : with an account of the battle of Ridgeway
      History of the Fenian raid on Fort Erie, : with an account of the battle of Ridgeway
      Denison, George T. (George Taylor), 1839-1925
      1866
      Pictures show two men sitting on steps in front of an Italian Renaissance style monument.
      Monument to the brave who fell fighting the filibustering Fenians at Ridgeway
      Macorquodale Bros.
      Approximately 1883
      Far from the fanfare of the recent centennial parade, this group of Veterans of '66 gathered to decorated the Fenian Raid monument in Queen's Park. Toronto
      Far from the fanfare of the recent centennial parade, this group of Veterans of '66 gathered to decorated the Fenian Raid monument in Queen's Park. Toronto
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      6/30/1934
      Pictures show a man in a top hat looking at a large monument with statues on it.
      Fenian Raid monument, Toronto
      Canadian Stereoscopic View Co., Waterloo, Ontario
      Approximately 1895
      Sepia-toned photo postcard depicting a statue in a wooded / park area. The caption at the botto…
      Monument erected to those who fell in the Fenian raid of 1866
      Heliotype Co. Ltd., Ottawa
      Approximately 1918
      Finds Fenian Sword-Russell Teal with the 37-inch sword which he found in the hollow of a tree just outside Ridgeway, Ont. It is believed it may have been hidden by a Fenian raider in 1866
      Finds Fenian Sword-Russell Teal with the 37-inch sword which he found in the hollow of a tree just outside Ridgeway, Ont. It is believed it may have been hidden by a Fenian raider in 1866
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      10/6/1934
      Fenian Invasion, funeral of those killed at Ridgeway, at St
      Fenian Invasion, funeral of those killed at Ridgeway, at St
      Canada. Canadian Army. Militia District, no. 5
      1866
      The Fenian raid at Fort Erie, June the first and second, 1866 : with a map of the Niagara Peninsula, shewing the route of the troops, and a plan of the Lime Ridge battle ground
      The Fenian raid at Fort Erie, June the first and second, 1866 : with a map of the Niagara Peninsula, shewing the route of the troops, and a plan of the Lime Ridge battle ground
      Chewett & Co.
      1866
      Colour photo postcard depicting a concrete monument with the Queen's Park building depicted in …
      Toronto: We stopped at the Ridgeway Monument in Queen’s Park, where we got a good view of the University
      University of Toronto
      Approximately 1910
      Big Moment: Placekicker Dave Ridgeway and his holder, Glen Suitor, celebrate the winning field goal
      Big Moment: Placekicker Dave Ridgeway and his holder, Glen Suitor, celebrate the winning field goal
      Goode, Jeff
      11/26/1989