Visit the Historic Sites of Kitchener-Waterloo
by Rick Hendershot, Linknet
Publishing Network
for Scott Miller
Kitchener-Waterloo Real Estate The Waterloo Region of
Ontario in Central Canada is rich in history and culture, much
of it comes directly from its original European settlers - a
number of Mennonite families who migrated from Pennsylvania in
the early 1800s. In more recent years the cultural diversity of
the Waterloo region has been shaped by immigration from all
corners of the globe. This immigration is due in no small part
to the prosperous, diverse economic activity of the region and
the presence of two highly respected Universities.
Wa
terloo Pioneer Memorial Tower is a monument which
honours the first pioneers of the Waterloo Region. Those
original Mennonite pioneers came to the region from Pennsylvania
between 1800 and 1803 and settled on the banks of the Grand
River where they found lush and productive farm land. The
monument was constructed in 1923 on an acre of land just east of
the Grand near the small town of Doon. The unique Swiss look of
the tower spire reflects the Swiss Mennonite homeland of the
original settlers.
At Doon Heritage
Crossroads you can explore Waterloo County as it was in
1914. Come back to see what businesses, homes and farms were
like and how people went about their daily lives.
Joseph Schneider Haus
Museum and Gallery recreates life as it was in the area
in the 1850s. This is the house that Joseph and Barbara
Schneider built in 1816. They were among the early Mennonite
pioneers who trekked to the new frontier from Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania, in the early 1800s.
Homer Watson was a noted local artist of the Waterloo Region. He
was known as the "Man of Doon" since Doon was the site of his
home and studio. Homer Watson House &
Gallery preserves his studio and also host art classes
and workshops and includes an exhibition of contemporary art.
Canada's 10th and longest serving Prime Minister was William
Lyon Mackenzie King who was born in Berlin in 1874 (before its
name was changed to Kitchener during WW1). His boyhood home at
Woo
dside National Historic Site has been restored to the
beauty of the early 1890