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1604 Mount Albert Rd
Sharon,
Ontario
L0G 1V0
Ontario Tourism Region : York, Durham and Hills of Headwaters
Phone : (905) 478-2380
Your Host(s) : Canada Post Sharon
Description From Owner:
- Pop. 2,530. In Reg. Mun. of East Gwillimbury on C. Rds. 12 & 13,50 km N of Toronto.
- The community was founded around 1812 by David Willson, son of an Irish immigrant from NY.
- Willson was a Quaker minister who broke away to form his own religious sect, which he called the Children of Peace, and which contemporaries called the Davidites.
- Willson and his followers built a temple called the Temple of Sharon, which has no architectural equal in the world.
- For a time the community was called Davidtown, but when the post office was opened in 1841 it was called Sharon after the temple, which now is operated as a museum. In July each year since 1980, Music at Sharon features singing groups.
- From Ontario Place Names 2007 David E. Scott Ph. 866 471 4123 or 905 680 7884
Address of this page:
http://www.ruralroutes.com/sharon
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Visitors to this page: 2,627
Off the beaten track: |
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Sharon, Newmarket area, 0km
Queensville, 4km
Bogarttown, 6km
Pleasantville, 6km
River Drive Park, 6km
Pine Orchard, 7km
Armitage, 8km
Maple Hill, Lake Simcoe area, 9km
Pine Orchard Station, 8km
Wesley Corners, 10km
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Nearby Lakes: |
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Dike Pond, 3km
Franklin Pond, 9km
van Nostrand Lake, 12km
Preston Lake, 14km
St. George Lake, 16km
Haynes Lake, 16km
Simeon Lake, 16km
Wilcox Lake, 17km
Lake Seneca, 17km
Bond Lake, 19km
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