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24 Main
Princeton,
Ontario
N0J 1G0
Ontario Tourism Region : Southwestern
Phone : (519) 458-4981
Your Host(s) : Canada Post Princeton
Description From Owner:
- Pop. 431. In Blandford-Blenheim T., Oxford C., on Homer's Cr., and C. Rds. 2 & 3, 22 km. E of Woodstock.
- The place was first known as Governor's Road Settlement, and a post office was opened here in 1793 during the clearing ofthe Dundas Rd., also known as Governor's Rd.
- The place was renamed for Princeton, NJ, by early settler Cot. Thomas Hornor (1767-1834) a native of New Jersey, who settled here in 1795 and built the first sawmill in Oxford C.
- Princeton was the site of a famous murder in 1890, though it isn't known why the case inspired so much interest, since there was never any doubt as to the guilt of the murderer.
- Reginald Birchall was found guilty of the murder of a young man named Benwell, whom he had lured to Canada as a prospective settler. Benwell is buried in Princeton Cemetery.
- From Ontario Place Names 2007 David E. Scott Ph. 866 471 4123 or 905 680 7884
Address of this page:
http://www.ruralroutes.com/princeton
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Visitors to this page: 3,294
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Nearby Lakes: |
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Levey Lake, 3km
Cooley Pond, 6km
Burgess Lake, 7km
Pine Pond, 8km
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Fowlers Pond, 9km
O'neals Pond, 10km
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Buck Pond, 11km
Watts Pond, 11km
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