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25 Trowbridge W.
Meaford,
Ontario
N4L 1W8
Ontario Tourism Region : Bruce Peninsula, Southern Georgian Bay and Lake Simcoe
Phone : (519) 538-1101
Your Host(s) : Canada Post Meaford
Description From Owner:
- Pop. 4,399. In St. Vincent T., Grey C., at the mouth of Big Head R. and Nottawasaga Bay (an inlet of Georgian Bay) and Hwy 26. and C. Rd. 12, 28 km. E of Owen Sound.
- Settled by David Miller after whose wife Peggy the place was first named Pegg's Landing. A nearby place was called Stephenson's Land- ing after an innkeeper named Stephenson, and there was much rivalry between the two places.
- In 1840 the post office was established as St. Vincent after Admiral Sir John Jervis, Earl St. Vincent, after whom the township was also named.
- In 1858 the town was named Meaford after Meaford Hall, the Staffordshire, England, estate of Lord St. Vincent. The Rt. Hon. Sir Lyman Poore Duff (1 865-1955) was a native of Meaford.
- He was an expert in constitutional law and held many appointments, including that of chief justice of Canada 1933-1944. The hero of a popular dog story is buried in Beautiful Joe Park on Victoria Crescent.
- During a visit to Meaford in the I 890s, Margaret Marshall Saunders heard from William Moore how he had rescued an abused dog from its cruel owner.
- She told the story in the novel Beautiful Joe, which by 1939 had been translated into 10 languages and sold seven million copies. Miss Saunders was awarded the C.B.E. for her contribution to securing humane treatment for animals.
- 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 County of Grey.
Address of this page:
http://www.ruralroutes.com/meafordontario
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Visitors to this page: 2,534
Off the beaten track: |
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Kent, 1km
Centreville, Meaford area, 3km
Oxmead, 4km
Georgian Beach, 6km
Kiowana Beach, 6km
Minniehill, 7km
Griersville, 8km
Christie Beach, 7km
Bayview, Meaford area, 7km
Elmhedge, 8km
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Nearby Lakes: |
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Mountain Lake, 14km
Mill Pond, 13km
Duncan Lake, 23km
Connell's Lake, 22km
Hines Lake, 23km
Clarke's Lake, 23km
Mud Lake, 22km
Robson Lake, 23km
Mud Lake, 26km
Mud Lake North, 26km
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