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4 W Opeongo Line
Barry's Bay,
Ontario
K0J 1B0
Ontario Tourism Region : Ontario's Highlands
Phone : (613) 756-2749
Your Host(s) : Canada Post
Description From Owner:
- The community originated as a stopover point on the Opeongo Colonization Rd., which was largely completed by 1854.
- The settlement, first Damed Barry's Camp on the Bay, Polish immigrants who arrived in the 1870s, drawn by the lumbering industry.
- The post office was named Barry's Bay when it opened in 1876. Today the pretty village is the main shopping and outfitting centre for the Madawaska Valley tourist region.
- From Ontario Place Names 2007 David E. Scott Ph. 866 471 4123 or 905 680 7884
Address of this page:
http://www.ruralroutes.com/barrysbay
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