Date photo taken: 3 November 2017
Tucked into a quiet corner of Cabbagetown, the Toronto Necropolis is a deceptively large and beautiful cemetery. The entrance sits across the street from the bucolic Riverdale Farm, and from there the grounds stretch west toward the Don Valley, sloping down to Bayview. Wandering through it you will encounter lovely trees and shrubs, lots of birds and squirrels, and graves dating back to 1850. The "Resting Place of Pioneers" within the cemetery contains the re-interred remains of almost 1000 early residents of Muddy York who were originally buried in the Potter's Field at Yonge and Bloor. There are many other burials of note including William Lyon Mackenzie, Ned Hanlan, Thornton and Lucie Blackburn, Jack Layton and Canadian servicemen killed in action.
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