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184 Elm St.
Port Colborne,
Ontario
L3K 4N8
Ontario Tourism Region : Niagara Falls and Wine Country
Phone : (905) 834-3331
Your Host(s) : Canada Post Port Colborne
Description From Owner:
- Pop. 18,182. City in the Reg. Mun. of Niagara, on L. Erie at the Send of the WeIland Canal and Hwys 3, 58, & 140, 10 km. S of WeIland.
- The first recorded settler was Robert Richardson in 1802, but permanent settlement did not start until construction of the WeIland Canal in 1832.
- The place was first known as Gravelly Bay but was named after Lt.-Gov. Sir John Colborne, governor of Canada, by Hon. William Hamilton Merritt.
- From Ontario Place Names 2007 David E. Scott Ph. 866 471 4123 or 905 680 7884
- Postcards above used with permission from A Great Lakes Treasury of Old Postcards 2007 Lorenzo Marcolin, MD 176 pp. For Copies call the Huronia Museum 705 526 2844 or email lmarcolin@aol.com
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Map Below gives Canadian Geographical Names
Natural Resources Canada in the Region of Niagara.
Address of this page:
http://www.ruralroutes.com/portcolborne
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Visitors to this page: 7,170
Off the beaten track: |
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Bethel, Port Colborne area, 2km
Gasline, 3km
Cedar Bay, 5km
Lorraine, 5km
Pine Crest Point, 5km
Silver Bay, 5km
Elco Beach, 5km
Brookfield, Niagara Falls area, 6km
Dain City, 5km
Sherkston, 6km
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Nearby Lakes: |
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Quarry Ponds, 8km
The Clay Pits, 9km
Biederman Pond, 11km
Lake Gibson, 21km
Lake Moodie, 22km
Martindale Pond, 31km
Sixteen Mile Pond, 30km
Fifteen Mile Pond, 31km
Eighteen Mile Pond, 31km
Eight Mile Pond, 35km
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