Shelburne, Ontario, Canada: William Jelly Statue (Gone)

19th century Ontario politician, farmer, and tavern owner who helped found the village that became the town. 2014 tree stump statue; removed in 2022 and not replaced.

Directions:: Jack Downing Park, Main St. and William St.
Status:: Gone

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William Jelly Statue

This wooden statue apparently deteriorated to the point where it was removed in 2022. It has not been restored or reinstalled, so it is no longer in the park or on display.

[Erich Jacoby-Hawkins, 08/06/2024]

William Jelly.

William Jelly Statue

Shelburne has a statue dedicated to one of its early settlers, a man named William Jelly. He built the town's first hotel and tavern, so his statue shows him pouring some type of booze into a big chalice.

[Signmanjoe, 12/31/2016]

"If my bar is to succeed, I must build a town around it," vowed our imagined William Jelly. Statue unveiled in 2014.