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By the early 20th century, the city of Berlin (now Kitchener) had become known as "the German Capital of Canada" for its many families of German descent living in the area. The city had a German-language newspaper and schools taught German, with 80% of elementary school students enrolled in optional
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Granville Poyser Blood of the 118th Battalion famously stated "Be British. Do you duty or be despised...Be British or be damned". Blood, a "fearless and fearsome leader", led members of the Battalion in a riot within the city, an act he defended by stating "I have been trained to destroy everything
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led to mistrust of people of German heritage. The Berlin School Board terminated the teaching of German in its schools, and in 1916, the Berlin Board of Trade suggested the city be renamed. It cited a negative effect of the city's name on business, and that making such a change would symbolize the
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included its members and descendants of the first Mennonite families to move to the area. The tower was conceived by William Henry Breithaupt, president of the association, who wanted to commemorate the Mennonites who had moved to the area (and also the first farmers of
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The 18.9 metre tall tower was designated as a building of historical importance in 1989 and is a Classified Federal Heritage Building that "commemorates the arrival of the Pennsylvania-German pioneers to the Waterloo region between 1800 and 1803".
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that led to the city's name change. Breithaupt, according to local historian Rych Mills, "was trying to just re-jig our history a little tiny bit because of all the troubles we went through in World War One." A group petitioned the council of the
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on a site once cleared by the first pioneers to settle the area. Its walls consist of fieldstone, its observation deck references the Grand River Trail along which the pioneers travelled, and the roof is topped by a weather vane in the shape of a
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The Memorial Association purchased a 1.17 acres (4,700 m) parcel of land that had been part of the Betzner property from Isaac Furtney in January 1924, and construction began in May 1925. Its architect was William A. Langton of
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Joseph Schoerg and his wife settled on Lot No.11, B.F. Beasley Black, S.R., on the bank of the Grand River opposite Doon, and Betzner and his wife settled on the west bank of the Grand, on a farm near the village of Blair.
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The farmsteads built by the next generation of these families still stand, on what is now Pioneer Tower Road in an area often called Doon; the John Betzner and David Schoerg homesteads were erected circa 1830.
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The site was acquired by the Historic Sites Branch of the Department of the Interior in 1939, owing to the Waterloo Historical Society lacking the reserve funds to finance its maintenance. It is now owned by
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The weather vane and roof reflect the Swiss heritage of the early Pennsylvania Dutch settlers. The design of the observation deck integrates references to
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to the polls. In the months leading up to the referendum, there was "violence, riots and intimidation, often instigated by imperialistic members" of the
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described by stating that the "outstanding feature was the absolute indifference displayed by the ratepayers". On 1 September 1916 Berlin officially
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On 13 July 1923, the Waterloo County Pioneers' Memorial Association was formed with the patronage of the Waterloo Historical Society, and its
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German classes in 1911. The city had a large manufacturing industry, whose products were stamped with "Made in Berlin, Canada".
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Supporters of the name change had taken several actions to ensure its success, including having opponents declared
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shaped as a Conestoga wagon. In 2009, the weather vane was restored, and the tapered copper roof was replaced.
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The plaque commemorating the Waterloo Pioneer Memorial Tower as a historic cultural site of Canada.
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of its residents. Despite objections to the proposal, a referendum was scheduled for May 1916.
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The Apathetic and the Defiant: Case Studies of Canadian Mutiny and Disobedience, 1812 to 1919
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On 28 June 1916, a second referendum was held to choose the new name of the city, which the
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Little Paradise, The Saga of the German Canadians of Waterloo County, Ontario 1800–1975
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The tower was built on a site once cleared by Betzner's son near what is now the
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List of oldest buildings and structures in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo
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In the late 1700s and early 1800s, numerous Pennsylvania Dutch immigrated from
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Many of the early settlers from Pennsylvania arrived in Conestoga wagons
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neighbourhood of Kitchener. It stands on a ridge overlooking the
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in a rural area that would eventually become part of Kitchener.
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List of historic places in Regional Municipality of Waterloo
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was supported by the majority of the city's residents.
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Schörg's name is also recorded as Schoerg and Sherk.
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In the background is a grey, overcast sky above a canopy of trees. In the foreground is a grass field with numerous dandelions display seed heads, in the middle of which rises a tower of earth-tones multi-coloured stones. At the top of the tower is an observation deck ringed by an iron railing, each section of which is supported by end columns painted white that also support the roof structure. The copper roof is a concave structure peaking at a point, topped with an ornamental weather vane shaped like an 1800s Conestoga wagon.
tower
Kitchener, Ontario
Coordinates
43°24′01″N 80°24′58″W / 43.400142°N 80.416220°W / 43.400142; -80.416220
Parks Canada
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Southwestern Ontario
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