Murray Ward

Like many areas in Quinte West, Murray Ward is rich in local history. Located south of the swing bridge in Carrying Place is the Kente Portage, a route that was used by Joliette, Champlain, LaSalle, and scores of missionaries, traders, and settlers to cross the 1.5 miles between the Bay of Quinte and Weller's Bay. To this day, many old homes and buildings can be seen along the Kente Portage, the oldest road in continuous use in Ontario.

The township was first surveyed in 1791 and was incorporated in 1851. Records from 1878 show a population of 3,734 living mostly on the lower concessions.