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Opportunity Road: Youge Street 1860-1939

A story of Yonge Street which has involved an endless array of memorable personalities including the young reporter Charles Dickens; publisher J Ross Robertson; and Scots merchants John MacDonald, John Catto, and Irishman Timothy Eaton. It is also the story of some of the communities that dot the northward route of Yonge Street from Toronto.

Important places

Newmarket (3)
Penetanguishene (3)
Richmond Hill (3)
Toronto (928)

Regions

Ontario (2,314)

Countries

Canada (8,082)

Other geographical areas

Central Lowlands (North America) (1,334)
Central Canada (3,035)