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3237 Nauvoo Rd.
Alvinston,
Ontario
N0N 1A0
Ontario Tourism Region : Southwestern
Phone : (519) 898-2966
Your Host(s) : Post Office
Description From Owner:
- Pop. 1,020. In Brooke T., Lambton C., on the Sydenham R. and C. Rd. 76 & 79, 1.6 km. N of C. Rd. 80, and 60 km. SE of Sarnia. The place was settled in 1837 by Archibald Gardiner, who built a grist mill.
- It was first called Gardiner's Mill. In 1846, Gardiner and others became converted to the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints.
- They abandoned their homes and businesses and joined the Mormons in Salt Lake City, Utah. The settlement got a new lease on life as Brennan's Mills when J. W. Brennan built a mill.
- Later, it was called Brooke's Mill. In 1854 the post office was named Alvinston after a village on England's Isle of Wight.
- From Ontario Place Names 2007 David E. Scott Ph. 866 471 4123 or 905 680 7884
Address of this page:
http://www.ruralroutes.com/alviston
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Visitors to this page: 2,500
Off the beaten track: |
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Aberfeldy, 9km
Walkers, 8km
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Nearby Lakes: |
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The Mill Pond, 20km
Lake Chipican, 48km
The Cove, 51km
Walkers Pond, 54km
Westminster Ponds, 54km
Bell's Pond, 55km
Morrison Lake, 69km
Union Pond, 56km
Pinafore Lake, 56km
South Pond, 61km
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