"The Town Meeting Plaque was erected on the old Parade Ground on Nov. 22, 1956. The plaque was presented by the Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of the Department of Travel and Publicity, sponsored by the Town of Grimsby and Grimsby Historical Society."  Historic Places In Grimsby and Neighbourhood and Where to Find Them

The plaque reads : "Near this site on April 5, 1790, was held the earliest known session of a municipal government in what is now Ontario.  This "town meeting" of township No.6, later named Grimsby, dealt with such matters as the height of fences and the registration of livestock marks.  While magistrates, appointed by the Crown, still exercised the more important functions of municipal administrations, this marked a beginning of local self-government by elected representives by the people."  Historical Plaques of Niagara Region Plaque #66