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- ↑ Another account says it marked the place where the local militia met for training during the War of 1812; cf. The Historical Complexities of Pickering, Markham, Scarborough and Uxbridge Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine , Sept. 1973, p. 55.
- ↑ For a full account of Mongolia's history, cf. Isabel Champion, ed., Markham: 1793-1900 (Markham, ON: Markham Historical Society, 1979), 277-9; Altona Tweedsmiur History - II Communities Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine , pp.41-55; Mrs. E. Taylor and Mrs. Burchell, "A Glimpse into the Early Life at Mongolia," Stouffville Tribune (April 24, 1958), p. 5; also North Pickering Community Development Project, The Historical Complexities of Pickering, Markham, Scarborough and Uxbridge Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine , Sept. 1973, pp. 54f.
- ↑ See the detailed 1878 map, "Township of Markham," Illustrated historical atlas of the county of York and the township of West Gwillimbury & town of Bradford in the county of Simcoe, Ont. (Toronto: Miles & Co., 1878).
- ↑ See the Rouge Park Alliance, Park Map Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine .
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