 Simcoe moved the capital there in 1793, and renamed the settlement York after Frederick, Duke of York, King George III's second son.The town was severely underdeveloped at the time of its founding so he brought with him politicians, builders, Nova Scotia timber men, and Englishmen skilled in whipsawing and cutting joists and rafters.Simcoe began construction of two roads through Upper Canada, for defence and to encourage settlement and trade.