History of Toronto
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history-of-toronto-180-2921135
title:
History of Toronto
text:
Toronto was founded as the Town of York and capital of Upper Canada in 1793 after the Mississaugas sold the land to the British in the Toronto Purchase. For over 12,000 years, Indigenous People have lived in the Toronto area. The ancestors of the Huron-Wendat were the first known groups to establish agricultural villages in the area about 1,600 years ago. In the 17th century, the Toronto Carrying-Place Trail along the Humber River became a strategic site for controlling the fur trade farther nor
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wiki
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Toronto
date created:
2005-08-17T14:37:29Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T18:26:20Z
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