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1. Markham Fair
Phone: (905) 642-3247 FAX: (905) 640-8458
Welcome to the 164th Markham Fair! Always the Weekend Before Thanksgiving!
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2. Town of Markham
Phone: (905) 477-7000
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3. Buttonville
Phone: (905) 479-0403
Pop. 200. Part of the Town of Markham, Reg. Mun. of York on C. Rd. 8,2 km N ofHwy 7, 18 km NE of Toronto.
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4. Elgin Mills
Phone: (905) 294-1451
Pop. 781. Part of the Town of Richmond Hill, Reg. Mun. of York on C. Rd. 1,24 km N of Toronto.
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5. Green River
Phone: (905) 294-1451
Pop. 115. In the Town of Pickering, Durham Reg. on Duffms Cr. and C. Rd. 31, just S of Hwy 7, 14 km. NE of Pickering.
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6. Ann's Fabrics & Sewing Centre (Stouffville, 11km)
Phone: (905) 640-5635
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7. Ballantrae (Stouffville, 11km)
Phone: (905) 640-2466
Pop. 165. In Whitchurch-Stouffville, York Reg. on Hwy48, 13 km. NE of Aurora. In 1858 the community was named after Ballintra in County Donegal, Ireland.
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8. John Lord's Books (Stouffville, 11km)
Phone: (905) 640-3579
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9. Milliken (Stouffville, 11km)
Phone: (905) 640-2466
Pop. 509. Part of the Town of Markham in the Reg. Mun. of York, 16 km. NE ofToronto. The post office was established in 1858 and named Milliken after early settler Norman Milliken.
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10. Musselman's Lake (Stouffville, 11km)
Phone: (905) 640-2466
In Whitchurch T, Reg. Mun. of York on C. Rd. 69, 27 km NE of Toronto. Named for the Musselman family.
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11. Reid's Consignment Shop (Stouffville, 11km)
Phone: (905) 642-9864
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12. Stouffville (Stouffville, 11km)
Phone: (905) 640-2466
Pop. 12,884. In Markham and Whitchurch Ts., Reg. Mun. of York, on Duffin’s Cr. and C. Rds. 14 & 30, 45 km NE of Toronto.
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13. Stouffville Country Market (Stouffville, 11km)
Phone: (905) 640-3813 FAX: (905) 640-3873
2 ATM machines on premises.
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14. Town of Whitechurch-Stouffville (Stouffville, 11km)
Phone: (905) 640-2466
Pop. 18,642. A town in the Reg. Mun. of York created in 1971 by regional government by the incorporation of parts of Whitchurch T. and Markham T. and the Village of Stouffville.
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15. Whitevale (Whitevale, 8km)
Phone: (905) 294-9600
Pop. 273. Part of the Town of Pickering, Reg. Mun. of Durham, 1 km S ofHwy 407 on C. Rd. 27. 11 km NW of Pickering. The post office opened in 1861 and was named after early settler Trueman White, who built the first mill.
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16. Scarborough (Scarborough, 14km)
Phone: (416) 299-4577
Pop. 485,204. On L. Ontario, one of the five cities and one borough that comprise the Mun. of Metropolitan Toronto, which covers 400 square km. (154.4 sq. mi).
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17. Gormley (Gormley, 12km)
Phone: (905) 887-5728
Pop. 178. In Markham T., Reg. Mun. of York on C. Rd. 41,1 km E of Hwy 404, 15 km. N of Toronto.
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18. Cherrywood (Pickering, 11km)
Phone: (905) 683-3812
Part of the Town of Pickering, Reg. Mun. of Pickering on C. Rd. 27,8 km NW of Pickering. The name was suggested in 1875 by Irish immigrant James McCreight.
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19. City of Pickering (Pickering, 11km)
Phone: (905) 683-3812
Pop. 76,440. Town in Reg. Mun. of Durham created by regional goverment in 1974.
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20. Pickering Village (Pickering, 11km)
Phone: (905) 683-3812
Pop. 3,350. In the Town of Pickering, Reg. Mun. of Durham, on Duffin's Cr., 5 km from Pickering Harbour and C. Rd. 2, 35 km E. of Toronto.
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21. Brougham (Brougham, 13km)
Phone: (905) 683-1450
Pop. 300. Part ofthe Town of Pickering, Reg. Mun. of Durham, at the headwaters ofDuffm's Cr. on Hwy 7 and C. Rd. 1, 10 km NW of Pickering.
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22. Balsam (Claremont, 15km)
Toll Free Phone: (866) 607-6301
Part of the Town of Pickering in the Reg. Mun. OfDurharn, 9 km NW of Oshawa.
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23. Claremont (Claremont, 15km)
Phone: (905) 649-3341
Pop. 620. Part of the Town of Pickering, Reg. Mun. of Durham, on C. Rds. 1 & 5, 46 km. NE of Toronto.
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24. Claremont Gingerbread Co. (Claremont, 15km)
Toll Free Phone: (877) 838-0888
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25. Coppins Corners (Goodwood, 18km)
Phone: (905) 640-6677
Pop. 167 In Uxbridge T., Reg. Mun. of Durham on C. Rds. 21 & 47,25 km NE of Metropolitan Toronto.
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26. Goodwood (Goodwood, 18km)
Phone: (905) 640-6677
Pop. 374. In Uxbridge T., Reg. Mun. of Durham, on C. Rds. 1 & 21,39 km. NW of Whitby.
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27. Concord (Thornhill, 15km)
Phone: (905) 764-7268
Pop. 500. In the city of Vaughan, York Region, on C. Rds. 6 & 7,just N of Toronto. The post office opened in 1854, and the first postmaster, John Duncan, named the place Concord -- because the citizens couldn't agree on a name.
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28. Richvale (Thornhill, 15km)
Phone: (905) 764-7268
Pop. 3,392. Part of the Town of Richmond Hill in the Reg. Mun. of York on C. Rds. 1 & 73, 16 km. N of Toronto.
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29. Thornhill (Thornhill, 15km)
Phone: (905) 764-7268
Pop. 19,000. In Reg. Mun. of York, 8 km. N of Toronto. In 1792, Lt.-Gov. John Graves Simcoe planned a road to link York (now Toronto) on L. Ontario with L. Simcoe, about 45 km north.
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30. Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, 17km)
Phone: (416) 263-3835 FAX: (416) 263-3838
Enjoy the Fair season throughout Ontario and congratulate the organizers on the hard work and dedication of showcasing rural Ontario.
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31. City of Toronto (Toronto, 17km)
Phone: (416) 413-4815
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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32. City of Vaughan (Toronto, 17km)
Phone: (416) 749-3877
Pop. 129,019. A town in the Reg. Mun. of York on the HumberR., formed in 1971 by regional government.
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33. Etobicoke (Toronto, 17km)
Phone: (416) 231-3320
Pop. 295,215. In the Mun. of Metropolitan Toronto on the Humber R. and L. Ontario on the W side of Toronto.
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34. North York (Toronto, 17km)
Phone: (416) 226-5149
Pop. 541,796. A city within Metropolitan Toronto, formerly a borough of Metropolitan Toronto.
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35. The Royal Winter Fair (Toronto, 17km)
Phone: (416) 263-3400
Enjoy the Fair season throughout Ontario and congratulate the organizers on the hard work and dedication of showcasing rural Ontario.
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36. Langstaff (Richmond Hill, 14km)
Phone: (905) 508-4709
Pop. 1,095. Part of the Towns of Vaughan and Markham, Reg. Mun. of York on Hwy 407 and C. Rds. 1 & 7. Named after John Langstaff of Amboy, NJ, who settled in 1808 and was the first teacher in the local school.
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37. Oak Ridges (Richmond Hill, 14km)
Phone: (613) 838-5621
Pop. 2,500. Part of the Town of Richmond Hill in the Reg. Mun. of York, on C. Rds. 1& 11,32 km.. N of Toronto.
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38. Snowball (Richmond Hill, 14km)
Phone: (613) 838-5621
Pop. 180. In King T., York C. on C. Rd. 53, 3 km. W of Aurora. First known as Coates' Corners and then Hainstock's Corners, the community got its present name in 1850.
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39. Town of Richmond Hill (Richmond Hill, 14km)
Phone: (905) 884-3297
Pop. 93,819. Town in Reg. Mun. of York, on Hwys 404 & 407, 16 km. N of Toronto. Balser Munshaw was the first settler, in 1794, but did not stay; nor did the next two settlers, John and Edward Stooks.
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40. Vandorf (Richmond Hill, 14km)
Phone: (613) 838-5621
In the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, York Region on C. Rd. 8 9 km E of Aurora.
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