Tumulus commémoratif de Ladysmith

LADYSMITH
ON THE 49TH PARALLEL
ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS OYSTER BAY,
SETTLEMENT BEGAN IN 1897. WITH THE OPENING OF
NEARBY COLLIERIES TOWNSITE BEGAN TO DEVELOP
AS A PORT OF SHIPMENT. THE NEW TOWN WAS
NAMED LADYSMITH TO COMMEMORATE THE RELIEF
OF LADYSMITH IN THE BOER WAR, MARCH 1900.
INCORPORATED AS A CITY JUNE 3, 1904,
STATUS WAS CHANGED TO VILLAGE
JANUARY 1, 1958.