Graves of Victoria Memorial Square

Victoria Memorial Square Cemetery: Toronto’s Historic Garrison CemeteryDiscovered on my post-New Year’s (2025) walk Founded in 1793 by Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe, Victoria Memorial Square Cemetery—also known as Garrison Cemetery—holds over 400 burials and stands as one of Toronto’s earliest burial grounds. Among the first to be laid to rest was Simcoe’s infant daughter, […]