Wismer Commons, Ontario

Wismer Commons
Community
Location within York
Coordinates: 43°53′37″N 79°17′41″W / 43.8937°N 79.2947°W / 43.8937; -79.2947Coordinates: 43°53′37″N 79°17′41″W / 43.8937°N 79.2947°W / 43.8937; -79.2947
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Regional Municipality	York
City	Markham
Government
• Naming the community	Wismer Family, originally from Germany and subsequently Pennsylvania, arrived in Markham Township in 1806.
Time zone	Eastern Standard Time (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (UTC-4)
Postal Code span	L6E
Area code(s)	905 , 289

Looking East on Bur Oak Avenue, by Fred McLaren Boulevard.

Wismer Commons is a residential area of Markham, Ontario, Canada. It is located north of 16th Avenue,west of Highway 48 and east of McCowan Road. Wismer Commons is named after the Wismer Family, one of the original founding pioneer families of Markham, Ontario. The family of David Wismer, originally from Germany and subsequently Pennsylvania, arrived in Markham Township in 1806.

After the deaths of both David and Lydia Wismer in 1856, the Wismer Family continued to donate property to various community organizations, including the land for the construction of the first school in this area. This original one-room schoolhouse, located near the south west corner of 16th Avenue and Highway 48, was replaced around the year 1864, with a new school to the north, where the present Markham Museum now stands.

The name Wismer Commons can be found on stone plaques erected on both sides of the road at main arterial road entrances of developed regions of the community, such as the intersection of Bur Oak Avenue and McCowan Road.

Future Developments

Construction of more:

Residential houses
community schools
churches
plazas
public facility buildings (i.e. Emergency Services Stations)
recreational facilities (i.e. Community Centres)

According to the Markham city planner, at Highway 48 and Bur Oak Avenue, on the east edge of Wismer Commons, an area is reserved and proposed for a new shopping mall or plaza.

Communities of Markham

Angus Glen Armadale Berczy Village Box Grove Brown's Corners Buttonville Cachet Cashel Cathedraltown Cedar Grove Cornell German Mills Greensborough Langstaff Locust Hill Markham Markham Village Sherwood - Amber Glen, Old Markham Village Milliken Milnesville Mongolia Mount Joy Quantztown Raymerville - Markville East Thornhill Underwood Unionville Victoria Square Vinegar Hill Wismer Commons

Communities in other York Region municipalities King Markham Richmond Hill Vaughan Whitchurch–Stouffville

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