Asa Danforth

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Asa Danforth (29 June 1768 – 1821 or later) was an American Revolutionary War veteran and leading citizen of Onondaga County, as well as a highway engineer. In 1797, he was contracted by the government of Upper Canada of Colonel John Graves Simcoe to clear a road from the outskirts of York (now Toronto). He completed the work in a year and the result was named The Dundas Road after a prominent British colonial official. However, Danforth left disgruntled with the payment and never returned to Canada.

See Also

• The Danforth
• Danforth Avenue

Reference

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
• The Dan