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Stone Church, one of three known cobblestone churches in Ontario, is part of a small group of cobblestone buildings in this area. It was built in 1853-56 on land belonging to John Fretz to house the local Wesleyan Methodist congregation. #yourtv #trulylocal #History #HastingsCounty #HCHS #RoadTrips

Two plaques in a small roadside park near Deseronto describe the Mohawks who landed on the shore of the Bay of Quinte in 1784. The plaques are in the proximity of the landing point where the Mohawks stepped ashore from their canoes. Perfect for a weekend road trip.

By the early 1700s, the Mississaugas (Anishinaabeg) had established settlements along the north shore of Lake Ontario. This territory had been occupied by the Mohawk (Iroquois) prior to the Mississauga moving into the region after the mid-17th territorial struggles between the two. This plaque reflects the final settlement of the purchase of these historic lands along the Moira River with the Alderville First Nation, descendants of the Mississaugas of this area. #yourtv #trulylocal #History #HastingsCounty #HCHS #RoadTrips

During the 1830s a settlement, initially called Munroe's Mills and later Hungerford Mills, developed here on the Moira River. In 1850, when its population had reached approximately 100, it was surveyed and renamed Tweed by prominent millowner, James Jamieson. The community grew steadily during the mid-19th century with the development of lumbering and mining in the area. #yourtv #trulylocal #History #HastingsCounty #HCHS #RoadTrips #Tweed

Born in Deseronto, Kerr attended schools here and in Toronto. With the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted on September 22, 1914 with the 3rd Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force. This plaque is located in Centennial Park in Deseronto.

This "remarkable little town" has the distinction of being home of Ontario's oldest municipal government. In 1998, Sidney Township (which included the village of Wallbridge) was amalgamated with the City of Quinte West.

In 1867 Ontario's first gold mine went into production and the community of Eldorado was founded. A number of small gold mines were subsequently established in southeastern Ontario, including the Deloro, Gilmour, Cordova, Feigle, Bannockburn and Golden Fleece. Eldorado is just north of Madoc on highway 62.

Tyendinaga Mohawk Airfield, Airport Road, Deseronto was part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (Deseronto). The field was opened in 1917 as a training base for pilots in the First World War. It is still an operating airfield. #yourtv #trulylocal #History #HastingsCounty #HCHS #RoadTrips

Past Ivanhoe there is this fascinating story about a sailor who escaped the clutches of the Arctic ice during a fateful search for the lost Franklin Expedition. He took up farming in central Hastings, far away from the sea.