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It was one of the few mills to not be burned during the War of 1812. The mill stayed in operation until 1957 and is now a national historic site. [1] [2] The conservation area has facilities for both short-term and seasonal camping. This area is full of local history found in the Backhouse Homestead.
Norfolk County in the Canadian province of Ontario consists of a long list of communities. Its four designated population centres are Simcoe, Port Dover, Delhi, and Waterford. Map of Norfolk County from 1877, showing historical townships. The population of the County at the time of the 2016 Census was 64,044. [1]
The earlier names of the settlement included: Sayles' Mills, Sovereign's Mills and Lodersvile, before finally becoming Waterford in 1826 when they opened their first post office. [4] Waterford became the northernmost marketplace in Norfolk County; complementing Simcoe as its centre marketplace. [ 4 ]
East Windsor is a neighbourhood that lies immediately east of Downtown and Walkerville areas but not as far east as Riverside neighbourhood. It borders Walker Road to the west, where the Windsor station (Ontario) is located at its northwestern tip, and Tecumseh Road East to the south. The eastern border is an S-curve that starts around Pillette ...
Jackson Park is a park south of Downtown Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Acquired in 1929, with the persistence of then mayor Cecil E. Jackson, Windsor City Council voted in favour of purchasing the land from the Jockey Club. At the same meeting where the land was purchased, city council decided to name the new park after their mayor.
The road network in Windsor, Ontario is a grid system with elongated blocks, generally aligned with the Detroit River, with East-West roads running parallel to it, and North-South streets running perpendicular (90 Degrees) to it. This is an adoption from when French Canadian settlers first built farms and streets in the area.
WFCU Centre is a multi-sport complex, including arena and entertainment centre in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The facility includes 3 public rinks, the “Main Bowl”, a swimming pool and a gym. WFCU Centre replaced the 84-year-old Windsor Arena as the primary home of the Windsor Spitfires. It opened on December 11, 2008, in the east end of the ...
Until the E.C. Row Expressway was completed in the early 1980s, Highway 18 followed Sandwich Street (pictured here passing beneath the Ambassador Bridge).. Highway 18 was an 76.0-kilometre (47.2 mi) route that travelled along or near the shoreline of the Detroit River and Lake Erie between Windsor and Leamington in Southwestern Ontario. [4]