Whitevale, formerly Majorville, is a community located within the City of Pickering in Durham Region, Ontario, Canada.

[1] Whitevale was an excellent example of nineteenth-century industry concentrating by a power source and then expanding of its own accord.

White erected a grist mill that cost $10,000, which for equipment far surpassed all others in the township at the time.

Due to its Classical Revival detailing, it is generally felt that the Truman P. White house was built around 1850.

Originally the house had a front-gable plan with a side entrance and return eaves detailing on the front facade.

A later nineteenth-century addition on the west side of the building gave the structure its present saltbox appearance.

[4] Construction date: c. 1858 At one time, this house belonged to George Gilchrist, a local planer and later owner of a sash and door factory.

[7][8] The final resting place of the hamlet's name sake Truman P. White,[9] as well as the headstones of the members of the Major family can also be found here.

He also carried no identification which led the residents of Whitevale having to bury him in the cemetery with a simple plaque.

Fires destroyed many of Whitevale's booming industries and continually changed the face of town.

The woolen mill was the next to experience a fire several years later, but the brick walls remained standing.

[12] Finally, in July 2008 the concrete bridge suffered minor damage when heavy rains washed out a small section.

The Whitevale and District Residents' Association (WDRA) helps organize events and oversees many aspects of the community, looking out for the best interests of the town and its citizens.