A plaque commemorating Eastern Ontario's first court house and gaol, stands in Millennium Park on the northeast corner of County Road 16 and County Road 2 in Johnstown, Ontario. Visitors will find the plaque in the park at the western edge of Caroline's Garden.
Une plaque commémorative du premier palais de justice et de la première prison de l'Est de l'Ontario se trouve dans le parc du Millénaire, à l'angle nord-est du chemin de comté 16 et du chemin de comté 2, à Johnstown, en Ontario. Les visiteurs pourront la trouver à l'extrémité ouest du jardin Caroline.
Eastern Ontario's first Court House and Gaol was constructed on the waterfront south of this site between 1795 and 1797. The complex included a chamber for the District Court on the upper floor as well as cells and a room for the jailer on the lower level. Later a pillory and stocks were erected next to the Court House. The entire area was enclosed with a picket fence constructed with cedar posts eight feet high. In 1810 the Court and Gaol were moved to new facilities in Brockville, despite the vehement protest of the Johnstown citizens. The structure later served as a place of public worship and as a barracks and gaol during the War of 1812. It fell into a state of disrepair and eventually burned to the ground in 1875.
Eastern Ontario's first Court House and Gaol was constructed on the waterfront south of this site between 1795 and 1797. The complex included a chamber for the District Court on the upper floor as well as cells and a room for the jailer on the lower level. Later a pillory and stocks were erected next to the Court House. The entire area was enclosed with a picket fence constructed with cedar posts eight feet high. In 1810 the Court and Gaol were moved to new facilities in Brockville, despite the vehement protest of the Johnstown citizens. The structure later served as a place of public worship and as a barracks and gaol during the War of 1812. It fell into a state of disrepair and eventually burned to the ground in 1875.
ERECTED BY THE GRENVILLE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE FOUNDATION
AND SOUTH EDWARDSBURGH RECREATION ASSOCIATION
WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE FOUNDATION
AND SOUTH EDWARDSBURGH RECREATION ASSOCIATION
Le premier palais de justice et la première prison de l'Est de l'Ontario furent construits sur le front de mer, au sud de cet emplacement, entre 1795 et 1797. Le complexe comprenait une salle d'audience pour le tribunal de district à l'étage, ainsi que des cellules et une pièce pour le geôlier au rez-de-chaussée. Plus tard, un pilori et des ceps furent installés à côté du palais de justice. L'ensemble du site était entouré d'une clôture de piquets de cèdre de 2,4 mètres de haut. En 1810, le tribunal et la prison furent transférés dans de nouveaux locaux à Brockville, malgré les vives protestations des citoyens de Johnstown. L'édifice servit par la suite de lieu de culte public, puis de caserne et de prison durant la guerre de 1812. Tombé en ruine, il fut finalement entièrement détruit par un incendie en 1875.
ÉRIGÉ PAR LA SOCIÉTÉ HISTORIQUE DU COMTÉ DE GRENVILLE
AVEC L'AIDE DE LA FONDATION DU PATRIMOINE DE L'ONTARIO
ET DE L'ASSOCIATION DE LOISIRS DE SOUTH EDWARDSBURGH
AVEC L'AIDE DE LA FONDATION DU PATRIMOINE DE L'ONTARIO
ET DE L'ASSOCIATION DE LOISIRS DE SOUTH EDWARDSBURGH
