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478 Ashley St
Foxboro,
Ontario
K0K 2B0
Phone : (613) 968-9504
Your Host(s) : Canada Post Foxboro
Description From Owner:
- Pop. 1,200. In Thurlow T., Hastings C., on the Moira R., Hwy 62 and C. Rd. 14, II km. NW of Belleville.
- . Settled in 1789 by William Reed and Richard Smith and frrst named Smithville after either Richard Smith or blacksmith Smith Demorest, who made nails and, around 1800, built the frrst clapboard house in the settlement.
- The post office, opened in 1851, was named Smithville, but not surprisingly, there was already a Smithville.
- In 1861 the name was changed to Foxboro, possibly after a Foxboro Hall in Suffolk, England, or a Foxborough Hall in County Roscommon, Ireland.
- From Ontario Place Names 2007 David E. Scott Ph. 866 471 4123 or 905 680 7884
Address of this page:
http://www.ruralroutes.com/foxboro
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Visitors to this page: 874
Off the beaten track: |
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Chatterton, 4km
Zion Hill, Foxboro area, 6km
Halloway, 5km
Honeywell Corners, 4km
Wallbridge, 6km
Thrasher's Corners, 6km
Madoc Junction, 8km
Phillipston, 9km
Oak Lake, Stirling area, 7km
Tuftsville, 8km
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Nearby Lakes: |
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Ross Lake, 9km
Oak Lake, 7km
Moreland Lake, 19km
Ameliasburg Mill Pond, 20km
Roblin Lake, 21km
White Lake, 22km
Drag Lake, 22km
Snake Lake, 24km
Tremur Lake, 22km
Moira Lake, 27km
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