Dr. Robert Thornton Memorial Cairn, 1959
Description
- Creator
- Charles Mesher, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Negatives
- Description
- Black and white negative showing Tom Mesher seated on the Dr. Robert Thornton monument at Dundas St. E. and Kendalwood Rd.
The monument was erected to commemorate the centennial of the arrival of Dr. Robert Thornton in Whitby Township and was erected on the site of his first church. The sculptor was Emmanuel Hahn. The monument was unveiled on 22 October 1933 by Josephine Thornton and Mrs. Cowan.
- Notes
- Dr. Robert Thornton was the first Presbyterian minister in Whitby Township. Upon his arrival to the area in 1833, he established a church on Kendalwood Rd. The church, built around 1825, was destroyed in a storm in April 1855. In 1837, he constructed a brick church and school in Union Cemetery. He also established churches at Columbus, Pickering, Dunbarton and Claremont.
Thornton was Superintendent of Education in Whitby Township from the 1840s until his death. In 1861 he took over St. Andrew's congregation in Oshawa, where he died on February 11, 1875. Reverend Thornton is buried at Union Cemetery, Oshawa.
- Date of Original
- June 1959
- Dimensions
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Width: 13 cm
Height: 10 cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 28-000-127
- Collection
- Whitby Online Historic Photographs Collection
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.8884306612906 Longitude: -78.9031725817871
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- Donor
- Charles Mesher
- Copyright Statement
- This item is protected by the Canadian Copyright Act and is intended for one-time use only. Uses other than research or private study require the permission of the rightsholder(s). It is your responsibility for obtaining these permissions.
- Recommended Citation
- Dr. Robert Thornton Memorial Cairn, 1959, Charles Mesher, Whitby Archives, 28-000-127.
- Reproduction Notes
- Scanned from copy negative.
- Contact
- Whitby Public LibraryEmail:archives@whitbylibrary.ca
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