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17 Victoria St.,
Thamesville,
Ontario
N0P 2K0
Ontario Tourism Region : Southwestern
Phone : (519) 692-4941
Your Host(s) : Canada Post Thamesville
Description From Owner:
- Pop. 972. In Camden T., Kent C., on the Thames R. and C. Rds. 2, 21 & 23, 25 km NE of Chatham.
- The first settler was Lemuel Sherman, who built a log cabin beside the Thames R. in 1805. The following year he erected a large pine board barn which, during the War of 1812, served as a hospital for wounded soldiers.
- Sherman saw the retreat of Brig.-Gen. Proctor's British army up the Thames R. in 1813.
- Shawnee Chief Tecumseh, recruiter of First Nations Peoples to fight on the side of the British, died a few kms north of here at Moraviantown during the Battle of the Thames in 1813.
- When a post office was established in 1834, it was named Thamesville after the river.
- From Ontario Place Names 2007 David E. Scott Ph. 866 471 4123 or 905 680 7884
Address of this page:
http://www.ruralroutes.com/thamesville
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Visitors to this page: 2,387
Off the beaten track: |
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North Thamesville, 3km
Selton, Ridgetown area, 6km
Botany, 7km
Moraviantown, 7km
Northwood, 10km
Wabash, 9km
McKay's Corners, 12km
Beechwood, Ridgetown area, 10km
Turin, 9km
Bothwell Station, 12km
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Nearby Lakes: |
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The Mill Pond, 22km
Goose Lake, 40km
South Pond, 40km
Club House Pond, 40km
Goose Lake, 45km
Snooks Lake, 48km
Lake Chipican, 61km
Stub Lake, 51km
Lake St. Clair, 52km
Bell's Pond, 63km
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