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526 Campbell St.,
Lucknow,
Ontario
N0G 2H0
Ontario Tourism Region : Huron, Perth, Waterloo and Wellington
Phone : (519) 528-3011
Your Host(s) : Lucknow Public Library
Description From Owner:
- Pop. 1,159. In Kinloss T., Bruce C., on Nine Mile R. and C. Rds. 1 & 86, 18 km. NW of Wingham.
- Eli Stauffer, a German from Waterloo C., accepted a government offer in 1856 of 200 acres (81 ha) of land to anyone who would build a mill on Nine Mile R., which empties into L. Huron at Port Albert.
- The founder of the settlement is considered to be James Somerville of Dunfermline, Scotland, who laid out village lots in 1858. The community took its name from Lucknow in India, which was much in the news during the bloody Indian Mutiny of 1857 -1858.
- From Ontario Place Names 2007 David E. Scott Ph. 866 471 4123 or 905 680 7884
Address of this page:
http://www.ruralroutes.com/lucknowontario
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Visitors to this page: 2,479
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Zion, Newcastle area, 3km
Belfast, 6km
St. Helens, 6km
Langside, 7km
Clover Valley, Lucknow area, 9km
Lanes, 8km
Mafeking, 9km
Lower Langside, 9km
Fordyce, 11km
Whitechurch, 10km
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Nearby Lakes: |
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Purvis Lake, 3km
Wraith's Lake, 7km
Mud Lake, 10km
Statters Lake, 10km
Hayes Lake, 12km
McFarlane Lake, 13km
Hodgins Lake, 14km
Clam Lake, 15km
Silver Lake, 16km
McGlinn Lake, 15km
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