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History of rail transport in Leeds and Grenville United Counties (6 P) Pages in category "History of Leeds and Grenville United Counties" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, commonly known as Leeds and Grenville, is a county and census division in Ontario, Canada, in the Eastern Ontario subregion of Southern Ontario. It fronts on the St. Lawrence River and the international boundary between Canada and the United States, opposite of the State of New York.
Durham County (1792–1973) portions merged with Ontario County to form Durham Regional Municipality. Remaining portions joined Northumberland, Peterborough and Victoria Counties. Grenville County (1792–1850) merged with Leeds County to form Leeds and Grenville United Counties; Kent County (1792–1998) became the single-tier Municipality of ...
The county took its name from Francis Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds; [1] the "Leeds" of the Dukedom referred to Leeds in West Yorkshire, England and not for Leeds, Kent, England. In 1850, Leeds County merged with Grenville County to create the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville. This county was home to several townships as well as the city of ...
Grenville County is a former county in the Canadian province of Ontario. It fronted on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River , between the towns of Kingston and Cornwall . The county was created in 1792, and named in honour of William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville , who was the British Secretary of State responsible for the colonies in ...
By 1869, Brockville had a population of 5000 and a passenger station on the Grand Trunk Railway. It was the County Town of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville and a Port of Entry. Steamboats stopped in Brockville daily while plying among Montreal, Kingston, Toronto and Hamilton.
An 1864 county map of Virginia and West Virginia following their separation. Much as counties were subdivided as the population grew to maintain a government of a size and location both convenient and of citizens with common interests (at least to some degree), as Virginia grew, the portions that remained after the subdivision of Kentucky in ...
Lansdowne, Ontario is a small village located just north of Ivy Lea, Ontario and 4 km north of Highway 401, at the intersection of Leeds and Grenville County Roads 3 and 34. It is a part of the township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands. It can be accessed by former Kings Highway 2 (which passes just south of the village) or by Highway 401 at ...