Toronto in the 1870s

This page lists the 9 events that the site's timeline dates to the 1870s, from 1872 to 1879. Each entry states one fact that the linked article also states, so the article is the place to find the sources and any disagreement between them.

Dated events

• 1872
  Metropolitan Wesleyan Methodist Church, now Metropolitan United Church, was dedicated. Verified List of Historic Toronto ChurchesBuildings and places
• 1873
  Henry Scadding's Toronto of Old, a collection of recollections about early York, was published as a book. Henry Scadding: Clergyman and Author of Toronto of OldCulture and sport
• 1873
  The Toronto Argonauts played their first football game. History of Toronto’s Professional Sports TeamsCulture and sport
• 1876
  Mount Pleasant Cemetery opened on a former farm. Toronto Necropolis and Toronto’s Historic CemeteriesBuildings and places
• 1876
  The Ontario School of Art, now OCAD University, opened. Universities and Colleges in TorontoBusiness and institutions
• 1876
  St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church on Simcoe Street was dedicated. Verified List of Historic Toronto ChurchesBuildings and places
• 1876
  John Ross Robertson published the first issue of the Evening Telegram. John Ross Robertson: Publisher, Historian, Hospital PatronBusiness and institutions
• 1878
  The city directory listed Sam Ching's laundry at 9 Adelaide Street East, one of the earliest Chinese businesses recorded in Toronto. Chinatown in Toronto: From Elizabeth Street to SpadinaCommunities
• 1879
  The first Toronto Industrial Exhibition, the forerunner of the Canadian National Exhibition, opened on lakefront land leased by the city. Canadian National Exhibition: History of the CNECulture and sport

Further reading on the 1870s

• Verified List of Historic Toronto Churches
• Henry Scadding: Clergyman and Author of Toronto of Old
• History of Toronto’s Professional Sports Teams
• Toronto Necropolis and Toronto’s Historic Cemeteries
• Universities and Colleges in Toronto
• John Ross Robertson: Publisher, Historian, Hospital Patron
• Chinatown in Toronto: From Elizabeth Street to Spadina
• Canadian National Exhibition: History of the CNE
• The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids): History Since 1875
• Liberty Village: Central Prison, Reformatory, and Factories
• Egerton Ryerson: Methodist Editor and Schools Superintendent
• High Park: History of Toronto’s Largest Public Park

Other decades

The 1880s · Full timeline · Lost and rebuilt Toronto