Historic plaque located near the community of Gilford in Innisfil. The sign also bears the logos on the Town of Innisfil and County of Simcoe, as well as an image of Gilford Public School. The sign reads: "Gilford began with the opening of the Northern Railway's station in 1853. The village soon expanded: Thomas Maconchie established a saw mill to process trees uprooted in farmers' land clearance; a Post Office followed in 1854, a Methodist church in 1861 and a school (S.S. #16) in 1868. The Community Hall was built in 1874. At one time there were two dressmakers, a cement contractor, a butter-maker, four hotels, and several other mills in the village."
