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223 St. Lawrence
Merrickville,
Ontario
K0G 1N0
Ontario Tourism Region : The Great Waterway
Phone : (613) 269-3219
Your Host(s) : Canada Post Merrickville
Description From Owner:
- Pop. 995. In Montague T., Lanark C., and Wolford T., Leeds and Grenville Cs., on the RideauR. And C. Rds. 2,15,16&43, 66 km S of Ottawa.
- The first settler was William Merrick, a United Empire Loyalist of Welsh descent from Massachusetts, who arrived in 1794. Wood from his mill built the first frame structure in what is now Ottawa.
- The house in which Col. John By lived while supervising construction of the Rideau Canal between 1826 and 1832, still stands in the village, as does the 1832 blockhouse erected beside the canal.
- The first transportation in and out of Merrickville was manpower. Settler John McCrae carried up to 200 pounds (90.7 kg) of goods on his back on a two-day, 45-km hike to Brockville.
- The place was known as Mirrick’s Mills. Mirickville, Merricksville, and Meyrick Ville before the post office opened in 1829 as Merrickville.
- The first nursery and seed farm in Ontario was located just east of the village.
- In 1908, the Rev. Ernest Thomas organized one of Canada's first Boy Scout troops, after returning from a visit with Gen. Baden-Powell in England.
- From Ontario Place Names 2007 David E. Scott Ph. 866 471 4123 or 905 680 7884
Untitled Document
Map Below gives Canadian Geographical Names
Natural Resources Canada in Leeds and Grenville County.
Address of this page:
http://www.ruralroutes.com/merrickville
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Visitors to this page: 7,608
Off the beaten track: |
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Andrewsville, 4km
Carleys Corner, 6km
Newmanville, 7km
Hemlock Corners, 9km
Eastons Corners, 9km
Kilmarnock, 8km
Wolford Centre, 10km
Rosedale, Smiths Falls area, 8km
Snowdons Corners, 9km
Wolford Chapel, 9km
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Nearby Lakes: |
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Lissons Lake, 7km
Cranberry Lake, 12km
Atkins Lake, 18km
South Mud Lake, 15km
North Mud Lake, 18km
Irish Lake, 21km
Bacchus Mud Lake, 19km
Mud Lake, 28km
Lambs Pond, 29km
Dunbar Lake, 25km
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