Tekahhionhake

Tekahiónhake, a Mohawk name referring to two rivers, describes the forks of the river later called the Thames. Indigenous communities lived in this country long before a British town was laid out beside the water. In 1793 Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe chose the forks as a possible capital for Upper Canada. York became the seat of government instead, and the site remained undeveloped until 1826, when London was established as a centre for the surrounding district.

The later city of London lies here.