The Rosseau-Nipissing Road

There are three plaques about this road.
All are in the District of Parry Sound
All can be seen on this page.

Photo by contributor Jamie Toeppner - Posted November, 2005

Plaque Location

The District of Parry Sound
The Township of Nipissing
In Nipissing, at the Nipissing Township Museum
on the northeast corner of Highway 654 and Beatty Street

Coordinates: N 46 05.711 W 79 30.871

Plaque Text

Designed to encourage settlement in what is now the Parry Sound District, the Rosseau-Nipissing Road was authorized by the government in 1864. A survey was completed the following year by J.S. Dennis, Provincial Land Surveyor, and construction began in 1866. Commencing at the Parry Sound Road, about 1.6 km northwest of Rousseau (now Rosseau), it ran 108 km northward to the South River, terminating here at Nipissing then a tiny settlement. By 1873 the road was open for winter traffic and two years later was considered negotiable by wheeled vehicles. Although the road lost its importance after the railway between Gravenhurst and Callander was built in 1886, most of it is still used by local traffic.

Photo by contributor Jamie Toeppner - Posted November, 2005

Photo by contributor Albert Joseph - Posted August, 2011

Plaque Location

The District of Parry Sound
The Municipality of Magnetawan
On Sparks Street, below the southwest corner of the bridge
over the river

Coordinates: N 45 39.810 W 79 38.606

Plaque Text

Designed to encourage settlement in what is now the Parry Sound District, the Rosseau-Nipissing Road was authorized by the government in 1864. A survey was completed the following year by J.S. Dennis, provincial land surveyor, and construction began in 1866. Commencing about 1.6 km northwest of Rousseau (now Rosseau), it ran 108 km northward to the South River, where at its terminus the village of Nipissing came into being. By 1873 the road was open for winter traffic, and two years later was considered negotiable by wheeled vehicles. Although it lost its importance after the railway between Gravenhurst and Callander was built in 1886, most of this pioneer road is still used by local traffic.

Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted March, 2006

Plaque Location

The District of Parry Sound
The Township of Seguin
In Rosseau, in front of Rosseau Hall,
on Victoria Street just west of Highway 141

Coordinates: N 45 15.458 W 79 38.448

Plaque Text

Designed to encourage settlement in what is now the Parry Sound District, the Rosseau-Nipissing Road was authorized by the government in 1864. A survey was completed the following year by J.S. Dennis, provincial land surveyor, and construction began in 1866. Commencing at Cameron Bay at the north end of Lake Rosseau, it ran 108 km northward to the South River terminating at Nipissing. By 1873 the road was open for winter traffic, and two years later was considered negotiable by wheeled vehicles. Although the road lost its importance after the railway between Gravenhurst and Callander was built in 1886, most of it is still used by local traffic.

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