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25 Colborne
Portland,
Ontario
K0G 1V0
Ontario Tourism Region : The Great Waterway
Phone : (613) 272-2537
Your Host(s) : Canada Post Portland
Description From Owner:
- Pop. 337. In Bastard and South Burgess T.,Leeds and Grenville c., on the E shore of Big Rideau Lake and Hwy 15,28 km. SW of Smiths Falls.
- The place was first called Old Landing, but when the post office opened in 1833 the name chosen was Portland after William Henry Cavendish Bentinch,
- third duke of Portland (1738-1809), secretary for the colonies in the 1790s, who took his title from the Isle of Portland off Dorset, England.
- The post office opened as Potland, but the error was soon corrected.
- From Ontario Place Names 2007 David E. Scott Ph. 866 471 4123 or 905 680 7884
Address of this page:
http://www.ruralroutes.com/portland
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Visitors to this page: 2,344
Off the beaten track: |
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Forfar, 5km
Freeland, 4km
Philipsville, 7km
Harlem, 6km
Eyre Corners, 6km
Scotch Point, 8km
Newboyne, 7km
Chantry, 8km
Daytown, 10km
Little Brockville, 13km
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Nearby Lakes: |
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Little Lake, 3km
Long Island Lake, 5km
Lost Lake, 5km
Big Rideau Lake, 8km
Mill Pond, 9km
Coin Lake, 7km
Loon Lake, 9km
Mud Lake, 10km
Canton Lake, 11km
Round Lake, 10km
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