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Robert Simpson, who eventually established a mercantile empire at the corner of Queen and Yonge in Toronto, was first a Newmarket general store owner in the 1860s

While exotic gifts filled store windows, the tradition was to give an orange — a real prize back then — or a bag of candy from Santa

The History Hound pays tribute to his mentors, Terry Carter and George Luesby, who can take credit for not only ensuring Newmarket's heritage has been preserved but for igniting a respect and passion for history in our community

Newmarket Public Library has its roots in the Mechanics Institute Hall, still standing as an apartment building on Millard

In Newmarket's early years, many Main Street and surrounding buildings were destroyed repeatedly in fires

Reminders of the once flourishing all-electric Toronto and York Radial Railway Co. Metropolitan Division that connected Newmarket with Toronto and Georgina are scattered about town

The majority of the brick buildings, houses, stores, schools and churches built in Newmarket and district from 1860 to 1910 were built with Stickwood brick

It can be argued Henry Stiles Cane did more to move Newmarket from the horse-and-buggy days into the progressive 20th century than any other man of his day

William Cane was Newmarket's first mayor and a successful and determined entrepreneur, despite losing the majority of his businesses to fire.

From its earliest days as a vital wagon trail connecting to the railroad, to its current transformation connecting to a Viva bus rapidway, the roadway has played an important role in the town's development and economic prosperity.