Heritage & Culture
Caledonia's development began with the construction of the Caledonia Dam and lock in 1834. The Grand River Navigation Company system made the Grand River completely navigable by boat. Shipping on the River boomed in its early years. In 1980 the current dam was built. No longer navigable, the dam remains as a memento of the community's river-trasnport past.
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Caledonia Dam
Grand River
The Caledonia Grand Trunk Station was built in 1908 and provided passenger service until the mid 1950s, and freight, parcel, and mail service until the early 1970s.
(905) 765-0377
Caledonia Grand Trunk Station
1 Grand Trunk Lane, Box 2035, Caledonia, ON N3W 2G6
Built in 1898, the Presbyterian Church was built as a celebration when the Free and Standard Church came together. This beautiful church is an architectural delight. Caledonia's Lawrence Munroe as a young man was the architect.
(905) 765-4524
Caledonia Presbyterian Church
117 Argyle Street North, Caledonia, ON
Caledonia Branch- Haldimand County Public Library
(905) 765-2634
Caledonia Public Library
100 Haddington Street, Caledonia, ON
Every fall, Creepy Caledonia guides brave participants through downtown Caledonia on a lantern-lit tour featuring local stories, legends, and folklore.
(905) 746-6383
Creepy Caledonia Ghost Tours
151 Caithness Street East, Caledonia, ON N3W 1C2
Formely Caledonia's Town Hall and town lock up, the renovated 1857 amazing architect example of John Turner is now a museum of all things Caledonia and Haldimand. Owned and operated by Haldimand County, Edinburgh Square Heritage and Cultural Centre is home to a variety of artifacts and presents traveling historical displays.
(905) 765-3134
Edinburgh Square Heritage & Cultural Centre
80 Caithness Street East, Caledonia, ON N3W 2G6
This former Grand Trunk Caboose was converted to operate on CN rail in 1923, and later was turned into a restaurant: Tony's Pizza Caboose. It is best known when it was located in the Kinsmen Park and served hamburgers and dam fries. Now located at the Grand Trunk Station, it is now in the process of being restored.
(905) 765-0377
Grand Trunk Caboose
1 Grand Trunk Lane, Box 2035, Caledonia, ON N3W 2G6
Built in 1836, this former hotel is one of Caledonia's oldest landmarks, the first registered Haldimand County building. Inside, the original plank flooring, tin ceilings and walls, can be seen.
(905) 765-8881
Haldimand House
22 Argyle Street South, Caledonia, ON
Caledonia's Oasis Drive-In has served kilometers of footlong hot dogs, and tons of fresh-cut fries since it opened in 1927. Recognized as Ontario, and likely Canada's oldest Drive-In Restaurant, the Oasis is one of Caledonia's oldest family businesses.
(905) 765-8881
Oasis Drive-In
22 Argyle Street South, Caledonia, ON
One of Ontario's oldest weekly newspapers, the Sachem has published weekly from 1856. The 1866 building is the only one in Canada that has carried on business for newspapering since that time and still does. Archives of the newspaper are held at Edinburgh Square Heritage and Cultural Centre. The founding publisher and owner of Sachem was Thomas Messenger.
(905) 765-4441
The Sachem
3 Sutherland Street West, Caledonia, ON N3W 1C1
The Caledonia Toll House was completed in 1875. Built by the Town Council, the Toll House was constructed to collect tolls to cross the Grand River using Caledonia's Iron Bridge. It is now a private residence. Please be respectful of private property.
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The Toll House
Argyle Street North, Caledonia, ON
Now a bustling restaurant, this historic building was once a busy hotel in the stagecoach era. Historical information about the building is hanging on the wall inside the restaurant.
(905) 765-2638
Union Hotel (Wiggie's)
45 Argyle Street North, Caledonia, ON N3W 1J1