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Whitby Township Plan

A hand-drawn map of lots and concessions in black ink. A hand drawn line is depicted in a different colour, a reddish-brown ink, indicating the location of a first nation walking path and ‘Willsons’ is noted at the bottom of the map where the water meets the land.

Source: Archives of Ontario, C277-1-433-0-2, F005149
Date: 1795

The first map of Whitby Township by Augustus Jones (1757-1836) included the location of Benjamin Wilson’s Homestead and the trail known today as the Scugog Carrying Place, drawn in red, on his survey.