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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.

As the population of the town continued to burgeon, the councils of the day were faced with the issue of finding larger locations for town hall. The moves from Main Street to the Tannery Mall on Davis Drive and then to the present-day building on Mulock Drive resulted in controversy and angst among taxpayers and council.

In the early years, the town halls were located in a series of locations in downtown Newmarket, moving to meet space requirements as the town continued to grow.

The town whistle blew daily except Sundays and holidays at 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., as well as sent out the alert when a fire occurred, using a system of long and short blasts that indicated the location