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This green commemorative plaque records: WOLFORD CAHPEL This family chapel on the former estate of Upper Canada's first Lieutenant-Governor, John Graves Simcoe, was given to the people of Ontario by Sir Geoffrey Harmsworth. At a ceremony held on September 27, 1966, the Honourable John P. Robarts, Prime Minister of Ontario, accepted the deed to the chapel and grounds from Sir Geoffrey and title to an essential right-of-way from Mr. A. G. LeMarchant. Recorded plaque organisation: John Graves Simcoe Memorial Foundation.
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WOLFORD CHAPEL served as a family chapel on the estate of Upper Canada's first Lieutenant-Governor, John Graves Simcoe, and was donated to Ontario by Sir Geoffrey Harmsworth in 1966, symbolizing the preservation of early Canadian colonial heritage.
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