Cucamonga Valley Medical Group

In 1813 As Part Of The War Of 1812 The Battle Of York Ended In The Town's Capture And Plunder By United States Forces. John Strachan Negotiated The Town's Surrender American Soldiers Destroyed Much Of The Garrison And Set Fire To The Parliament Buildings During Their Five-day Occupation Because Of The Sacking Of York British Troops Retaliated Later In The War With The Burning Of Washington DC American Forces Attacked York In 1813 The Americans Subsequently Plundered The Town And Set Fire To The Legislative Buildings York Was Incorporated As The City Of Toronto On March 6 1834 Reverting To Its Original Native Name Reformist Politician William Lyon Mackenzie Became The First Mayor Of Toronto And Led The Unsuccessful Upper Canada Rebellion Of 1837 Against The British Colonial Government Toronto's Population Of 9,000 Included African-American Slaves Some Of Whom Were Brought By The Loyalists Including Mohawk Leader Joseph Brant And Fewer Black Loyalists Whom The Crown Had Freed (Most Of The Latter Were Resettled In Nova Scotia.) By 1834 Refugee Slaves From America's South Were Also Immigrating To Toronto Settling In Canada To Gain Freedom. Slavery Was Banned Outright In Upper Canada (and Throughout The British Empire) In 1834. Torontonians Integrated People Of Colour Into Their Society In The 1840s An Eating House At Frederick And King Streets A Place Of Mercantile Prosperity In The Early City Was Operated By A Man Of Colour Named Bloxom As A Major Destination For Immigrants To Canada The City Grew Rapidly Through The Remainder Of The 19th Century The First Significant Wave Of Immigrants Were Irish Fleeing The Great Irish Famine; Most Of Them Were Catholic By 1851 The Irish-born Population Had Become The Largest Single Ethnic Group In The City The Scottish And English Population Welcomed Smaller Numbers Of Protestant Irish Immigrants Some From What Is Now Northern Ireland Which Gave The Orange Order Significant And Long-lasting Influence Over Toronto Society View Of Toronto In 1854 Toronto Became A Major Destination For Immigrants To Canada In The Second Half Of The 19th Century For Brief Periods Toronto Was Twice The Capital Of The United Province Of Canada: First From 1849 To 1852 Following Unrest In Montreal And Later 1856�1858 After This Date Quebec Was Designated As The Capital Until 1866 (one Year Before Canadian Confederation) Since Then The Capital Of Canada Has Remained Ottawa Ontario Toronto Became The Capital Of The Province Of Ontario After Its Official Creation In 1867 The Seat Of Government Of The Ontario Legislature Is At Queen's Park Because Of Its Provincial Capital Status The City Was Also The Location Of Government House The Residence Of The Viceregal Representative Of The Crown In Right Of Ontario Long Before The Royal Military College Of Canada Was Established In 1876 Supporters Of The Concept Proposed Military Colleges In Canada Staffed By British Regulars Adult Male Students Underwent A Three-month-long Military Course At The School Of Military Instruction In Toronto Established By Militia General Order In 1864 The School Enabled Officers Of Militia Or Candidates For Commission Or Promotion In The Militia To Learn Military Duties Drill And Discipline To Command A Company At Battalion Drill To Drill A Company At Company Drill The Internal Economy Of A Company And The Duties Of A Company's Officer The School Was Retained At Confederation In 1867 In 1868 Schools Of Cavalry And Artillery Instruction Were Formed In Toronto The Gooderham And Worts Buildings C 19th Century The Distillery Became The World's Largest Whiskey Factory By The 1860s In The 19th Century The City Built An Extensive Sewage System To Improve Sanitation And Streets Were Illuminated With Gas Lighting As A Regular Service Long-distance Railway Lines Were Constructed Including A Route Completed In 1854 Linking Toronto With The Upper Great Lakes The Grand Trunk Railway And The Northern Railway Of Canada Joined In The Building Of The First Union Station In Downtown The Advent Of The Railway Dramatically Increased The Numbers Of Immigrants Arriving Commerce And Industry As Had The Lake Ontario Steamers And Schooners Entering Port Before These Enabled Toronto To Become A Major Gateway Linking The World To The Interior Of The North American Continent Toronto Became The Largest Alcohol Distillation (in Particular Spirits) Centre In North America By The 1860s The Gooderham And Worts Distillery Operations Became The World's Largest Whiskey Factory A Preserved Section Of This Once Dominant Local Industry Remains In The Distillery District The Harbour Allowed For Sure Access To Grain And Sugar Imports Used In Processing Expanding Port And Rail Facilities Brought In Northern Timber For Export And Imported Pennsylvania Coal Industry Dominated The Waterfront For The Next 100 Years Horse-drawn Streetcars In 1890 The City's Streetcar System Transitioned To Electric-powered Streetcars In 1892 Horse-drawn Streetcars Gave Way To Electric Streetcars In 1891 When The City Granted The Operation Of The Transit Franchise To The Toronto Railway Company The Public Transit System Passed Into Public Ownership In 1921 As The Toronto Transportation Commission Later Renamed The Toronto Transit Commission The System Now Has The Third-highest Ridership Of Any City Public Transportation System In North America 20th Century