TRAVEL LIKE A LOCAL | Top 10,000 Places to Visit in Canada
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On August 10, 1876, the world’s first long-distance phone call was made from the shop in the village of Paris to the Alexander Graham Bell Homestead near Brantford.
Mr. Bell to Mr. Watson:Â
“Mister Watson – Come here – I want to see you”
The shop still exists today in the same building.
Paris is known as a Cobblestone Capital of Canada. These small round stones were pulled out of the nearby Grand River and layered on top of each other with cement.
There are 12 homes and 2 cobblestone churches left in Paris. These Paris cobblestone buildings were all built around the mid-1800s.
The Norman Hamilton home – “Hamilton Place” – is one of Paris’ finest examples of cobblestone masonry. Constructed by Levi Boughton from New York State, it was completed in 1844. Paul Wickson, a well-known Canadian painter, also resided here and completed many of his paintings in the belvedere.
Hiram Capron was the founder of the town of Paris in Ontario. An immigrant from the United States, he purchased large plots of land by the Grand River and Nith River in 1829.
In 1831 Capron renamed the community of Forks of the Grand to Paris due to the large amounts of gypsum (used to make plaster of pairs – on the photo) that was being mined close by.
The Hiram Capron House, located at 8 Homestead Road, consists of a two-storey plaster (stucco) building that was constructed in 1831.
It is a funky roadside stop. This shoe tree is located just outside Paris on Green Lane. What is it exactly? It’s a dead tree that is covered in shoes.
it was started by Brantford women several years ago. The phenomenon of nailing shoes to trees is a bit of a mystery. Get out and snap a photo.
Paris Surf is a funky combination of a clothing store, pizzeria, coffee shop and neighbourhood bar that is filled with love, purpose and passion. Step into a crazy-beautiful mix of hipster flare, ’90s neon and California cool.
Founders Cassie and Mark started Paris Lectures, a speaker and networking series with periodic workshops.
The bell once rested in the tower of the Old town Hall but had to be taken down when its moorings sustained damage. It was saved and mounted on the cairn as a historical exhibit.
The bell was commissioned from the Meneely Bell Foundry in West Troy, New York, for $643.45 in 1874. The first ringer was John Knarston. Up until 1900, the bell was rung to summon volunteer firefighters.
In 1916, the Robb family was named the town’s official bell ringers. They carried the tradition without fail until 2002 when the last bell ringer, Winnie (Robb) Todd – Alex’s mother -did her duty for the final time in 2002.
