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5005 King St. W.
Beamsville,
Ontario
L0R 1B0
Ontario Tourism Region : Niagara Falls and Wine Country
Phone : (905) 563-4304
Your Host(s) : Canada Post
Description From Owner:
- Pop. 10,000. Part of the Town ofLincoIn, Reg. Mun. of Niagara, 3 kIn from L. Ontario on C. Rds. 18 & 81, 16 km. W of St. Catharines.
- The fIrst settler, Jacob Beam, was a United Empire Loyalist, who arrived in 1788, and after whom the town was named when the post office opened in 1832.
- Beamsville held its fIrst country fair in 1857 at which was exhibited a 24-inch (60 cm) carrot. Robert L. Gibson, a skilled stonecutter, established a quarry in 1875.
- . It flourished and provided many jobs, but in 1895 was permanently closed during a strike for higher wages. In 1961, a harness-racing world record was established when Fred Hill won all eight races on the day's card.
- From Ontario Place Names 2007 David E. Scott Ph. 866 471 4123 or 905 680 7884
Address of this page:
http://www.ruralroutes.com/Beamsville
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Visitors to this page: 2,840
Off the beaten track: |
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Grimsby Beach, 5km
Nelles Estates, 6km
Tintern, 8km
Vineland, 7km
Vineland Station, 7km
Silverdale, 10km
St. Anns, 10km
Smithville, 10km
Grimsby Centre, 8km
Jordan, 9km
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Nearby Lakes: |
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Eighteen Mile Pond, 11km
Sixteen Mile Pond, 12km
Fifteen Mile Pond, 13km
Dils Lake, 19km
Martindale Pond, 17km
Lake Moodie, 19km
Lake Gibson, 21km
Eight Mile Pond, 25km
Biederman Pond, 33km
The Clay Pits, 35km
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