Old Danforth Road
In 1799 Asa Danforth, an American contractor, cut the first road through the forests of Scarborough, part of an 11 m pioneer provincial highway running from the east end of King Street in the town of York to the mouth of the River Trent, for $56 a km. Due to complaints about the road, Danforth had considerable difficulty collecting his money, the land grants promised to his labourers were deferred, and he returned to the United States a disappointed and embittered man. However, while the government officially called the road Dundas Street after a secretary of state in the Imperial government, it soon became generally known as Danforth Road, a name which it still retains in western Scarborough. Other parts have been renamed Painted Post Road and Military Trail.
Plaque via Alan L. Brown's site Toronto Plaques. Full page here.