| London, the site that John Graves Simcoe
had chosen for the capital of Upper Canada, was originally named "Georgina-upon-the-Thames"
by Simcoe. Early settlers dubbed it "the forks", because
of it's location at the point where the Thames River split into 2 tributaries.
Simcoe's first visit to "the Forks" was on March
2, 1793 when he, along with a group of Indians led by SixNations
Chief John Brant (AKA Thayendanegea)
and Simcoe's Newfoundland dog 'Jack Sharp
happened upon the area. Simcoe was so impressed he decided that this would
be the site of the capital of Canada.
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