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41 Elora
Alma,
Ontario
N0B 1A0
Ontario Tourism Region : Huron, Perth, Waterloo and Wellington
Phone : (519) 846-8991
Your Host(s) : Community Hall
Description From Owner:
- Pop. 444. In Peel T., Wellington C., on C. Rds. 7 & 17,30 km. N of Kitchener.
- Alexander MacCrea and his wife came from Port Hope in 1848 and settled where the townships of Peel, Nichol, and Pilkington now meet.
- When the post office was established in 1854, the place was called MacCrae's Corners.
- In 1870 when the Wellington, Grey and Bruce Railway arrived, the name was changed to Alma, commemorating a British and French victory over Russian Forces near the Alma R. in the Crimean War in 1854.
- From Ontario Place Names 2007 David E. Scott Ph. 866 471 4123 or 905 680 7884
Address of this page:
http://www.ruralroutes.com/alma
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Visitors to this page: 3,269
Off the beaten track: |
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Alma Station, 1km
Creek Bank, 4km
Cumnock, 5km
Salem, Fergus area, 6km
North Woolwich, 9km
Parker, 8km
Metz, 10km
Living Springs, 9km
Inverhaugh, 11km
Winfield, 11km
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Nearby Lakes: |
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Windo'er Lake, 2km
Lake Belwood, 13km
Luther Lake, 24km
Conestogo Lake, 19km
Four Wells Lake, 27km
Laurel Creek Reservoir, 28km
Columbia Lake, 29km
Silver Lake, 29km
Laurel Lake, 29km
Blue Springs Pond, 30km
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