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Graves & Ghosts of Toronto’s Victoria Memorial Square

Beneath the quiet lawns of Victoria Memorial Square Park lies Toronto history that most never realize they’ve walked over.  Long before it became a downtown park, this land served as the city’s oldest Burial Ground and cemetery. 

Fort York’s original cemetery!  Dating back to the late 1700s and turbulent times in Upper Canada (now Ontario).  Created for the little daughter of our first Lieutenant Governor.  It was the beginning of a site that held soldiers, settlers, politicians, and forgotten residents of Canada’s largest city.

An estimated 400 bodies still hide under the pathways of the park.  Every step walking over lives marked by tragedy, mystery, and even ghost horses!  This article features some of those stories.

Graves & Ghosts of Toronto’s Victoria Square | Article by Ghost Guide Daniel

by Ghost Guide Daniel

Toronto’s First Graves | Stories of the Dead | Ghosts


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History & Death Lights of Burkholder Cemetery on Hamilton Mountain

Above the downtown of Hamilton, Ontario, is the East Mountain.  Holding secrets that far predate the city’s popular history through buildings and skyscrapers.

This article explores a deep-rooted history and chilling legend of the Burkholder settlement.  A site now hidden by modernism.

From the 1794 arrival of the Pennsylvania Dutch, who carved a life out of the harsh wilderness.  To the eerie “Death Lights” that once served as a grim forerunner for the community. 

The story of the Burkholder family and their cemetery is a fascinating mix of resilience and folklore.  It is a place offering a window into the survival, tragedy, and hauntings of Hamilton’s earliest settlers.

Burkholder Cemetery and Church Article

by Ghost Guide Daniel

Settlement | First Grave Tragedy | Death Lights


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