How old is toronto

For ten thousand years native people lived on the site of the city of Toronto.

Old Toronto is the part of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that corresponds to the boundaries of the City of Toronto prior to 1998.

Old Toronto is the part of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that corresponds to the boundaries of the City of Toronto prior to 1998.

The Archives and Museums & Heritage Services created this exhibit exploring what the capital of Upper Canada was like in 1834.

Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario.

Welcome to Old Town Toronto.

Old Town is set on the original 10 blocks that started Toronto.

The first European to reach the area was a Frenchman named Etienne Brule in 1615. However, the first European settlement was a French trading fort called built in Fort Rouille in about 1750. However, following the Seven Years War (1756-1763) control of Canada passed to Britain.

Then in 1793 the first governor of Upper Canada, John Graves Simcoe founded a new town.

He called the new town York in honor of the Duke of York and he made it the capital of Upper Canada.

In April 1813 during the War of 1812, the Americans captured Toronto and burned several buildings. However, the Americans soon withdrew.

After the war ended in 1815 Toronto grew rapidly as many British immigrants arrived. Toronto University was founded in 1827.

However, in 1832 Toronto suffered an outbreak of cholera. Yet the town soon recovered and continued to flourish.

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Toronto’s first post office opened in 1833. Then in 1834, Toronto was incorporated as a city (its name was changed from York to Toronto).

The town continued to grow rapid

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