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St. Jacobs is an unincorporated suburban community in the township of Woolwich in Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada. [1] It is located north of the city of Waterloo . It is a popular location for tourism, [ 2 ] due to its quaint appearance, retail focus, and Mennonite heritage.
The first records of this bridge include a call for tender in 1880 by John L. Wideman of nearby St. Jacobs, Ontario, for a covered bridge to span the Grand River. The cost would be shared by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Communications and the township of Woolwich. The contract was given to the Bear Bros., John and Benjamin.
The land which now makes up the township of Woolwich, including communities such as St. Jacobs and Elmira, were first settled in the early 1800s. [36] The early settlers were primarily from England or Ireland but after 1830, Mennonites from Pennsylvania formed a significant proportion of the population.
This is a list of National Historic Sites (French: Lieux historiques nationaux) in the province of Ontario. As of July 2021, there were 274 sites designated in Ontario, [1] 39 of which are administered by Parks Canada (identified below and on the cluster pages listed below by the beaver icon ). Of all provinces and territories, Ontario has the ...
In 1837, London was selected as a military station, with the 32nd Regiment of Foot being the first to garrison the city, while the 85th Regiment of Foot occupied St Thomas and Sandwich. [ 13 ] With the outbreak of the Rebellions of 1837-1838 , the Middlesex Militia was placed on active duty in the county and was tasked with apprehending rebels ...
Isaac Erb Bowman (17 August 1832 – 3 September 1897) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Waterloo North in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1878 and from 1887 to 1896.
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Thornhill, Ontario: St. Andrew's Anglican Church [229] 1825 (founded in 1794) Grimsby, Ontario: St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church [230] 1825: Niagara Falls, Ontario: St. Mary Magdalene Anglican Church [231] 1825: Picton: Timothy Street House: 1825: Mississauga (Streetsville) Walbridge House: 1825: Newcastle: St. George Anglican Cathedral ...