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Pioneer Tower Graveyard

Historic Location Cemetery in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Apr 25 2012

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Recent status Historic Location
Location # 4616

The Doon Pioneer Tower is a National Historic Site, administered by Parks Canada. The Tower was erected on one acre of land located on the old Betzner homestead, chosen in part because of the existence of the old pioneer graveyard. It was built by the Waterloo County Pioneers' Association, formed in 1923, as a memorial to the early Mennonite-German pioneers, who migrated to the area in 1800. The monument is constructed of field stones in a Swiss style. Constructed in 1925-26, the Tower was designed by Toronto based architect William Langton.

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11 years ago

Thought for a minute there it was Shrek's grave.