Marilyn Bell

Photos by Alan L Brown - September 2006

Here, at the south end of the Liberty Grand building at Exhibition Place, is a plaque celebrating Marilyn Bell. So who was Marilyn Bell I hear you asking? To find out, let's read what the plaque says:

This plaque is dedicated to the honour of Marilyn Bell, a Toronto, Ontario girl who on Sept. 9th, 1954, at the age of 16 years, performed the magnificent athletic feat of swimming the full width of Lake Ontario, thus being the first know person to have accomplished this arduous task, of which all Canadians are justly proud.

Related web pages
Marilyn Bell
Lake Ontario

Related Toronto plaque page
The Crossing of Lake Ontario by Marilyn Bell

Plaque Location Co-ordinates: 43.630667 -79.426630

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