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Coronation Day in Toronto Fort York Celebrates Victoria in 1838
The 1838 coronation of Queen Victoria is recalled with Toronto residents lighting lamps, firing salutes, and a citywide display led by Mayor Powell. Fort York and the Queen's Rangers figure in a broader history of Toronto from 1750, detailing fort construction, battles, and notable leaders such as Col. John Grey Simcoe and Lt-Col. Samuel Jarvis.
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Victoria
Fort York
Toronto
John Powell
Fizabeth
England
Queen Vic
Louis XV
Ouille
Queen Victoria
Dufferin Street
Province of
Upper Canada
John Grey Simcoe
Queet
on-the-Lake
Lake Ontario
Toronto Bay
Garrison Creek
Old Fort York
Bathurst St
Royal Town
York
Yonge
Dundas
Simcoe
Isaac Brock
Liverpool
Pike
Sheaffe