435 4th Line,
Douro, Ontario
K0L 1S0

Ontario Tourism Region : Kawartha and Northumberland

Phone : (705) 652-8599
Your Host(s) : Dourodummer Public Library

Description From Owner:

• Pop. 100. In Douro T., Peterborough C. on C. Rd. 8, 17 Ian NE of Peterborough. This area was settled in the 1820s by Irish immigrants and the township was named in 1823.
• When the post office opened in 1856 the community took its name from the T. that had been named, likely by Lt.-Gov. Sir Peregrine Maitland, after the Duke of Wellington, one of whose titles was Baron Douro.
• The Duke acquired the title after a victory over French forces when he crossed the Rio Douro at Oporto during the Peninsular War, and drove them from Portugal.
• From Ontario Place Names 2007 David E. Scott Ph. 866 471 4123 or 905 680 7884

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