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Kincardine, Ontario
N2Z 2X9

Ontario Tourism Region : Bruce Peninsula, Southern Georgian Bay and Lake Simcoe

Phone : (613) 475-4637
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• Pop. 6,277. In Kincardine T., Bruce C., on L. Huron at the mouth of the Penetangore R. and Hwys 9 & 21,80 km SW of Owen Sound and 52 km N of Goderich.
• The first settlers landed from a schooner in 1848, and by the following year a mill was in operation. The community was first called Penetangore after the river.
• In 1857 the name was changed to that of the township in which it was located and which honoured James Bruce, Earl of Elgin and Kincardine and governor-general of the Province of Canada 1847-1854.
• From Ontario Place Names 2007 David E. Scott Ph. 866 471 4123 or 905 680 7884
• Postcard above used with permission from A Great Lakes Treasury of Old Postcards 2007 Lorenzo Marcolin, MD 176 pp. For Copies call the Huronia Museum 705 526 2844 or email lmarcolin@aol.com

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