CA-K938Economy & trade
Hiram Walker and Walkerville
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Hiram Walker, born in Massachusetts, was a successful merchant, distiller and grain dealer in Detroit by the 1850s. After Michigan adopted prohibition in 1855 he bought land across the river in Canada and built a distillery and mill that grew into the company town of Walkerville, later adding cattle finishing, a river ferry and a railway. He played an important part in western Ontario’s economic development.
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Walker as described in his designation.
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Hiram Walker National Historic Person ↗
Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)
Importance; plaque text