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Cannington, ON (Nearby: Manilla, Woodville, Sunderland, Beaverton, Oakwood)

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Cannington, Ontario
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Ontario Tourism Region : York, Durham and Hills of Headwaters

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Pop. 2,018. In Brock T., Reg. Mun. of Durham, on the Beaverton R. and on C. Rd. 12 between Hwy 7 & 12 & C. Rd. 2, 58 km. NW of Oshawa.
Joel Horner settled in 1827 and built the fIrst saw- and grist mill. In 1833 the McCaskill brothers acquired the mill and the community became known as McCaskill's Mills.
When the post office opened in 1849, the community was called Cannington to honour British foreign secretary George Canning.
Artist Robert Holmes was born in Cannington in 1861. He was an expert watercolourlst and specialized in painting wildflowers. His work hangs in the National Gallery and Art Gallery of Ontario.

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Nearby Lakes:	Wagner Lake, 19km Goose Lake, 16km Canal Lake, 25km Mud Lake, 21km Cranberry Lake, 26km Mitchell Lake, 26km Joseph's Lake, 22km Kirkfield Lake, 27km Kelly Lake, 27km Lake Scugog, 25km Brookdale Pond, 29km Raven Lake, 32km Dalrymple Lake, 34km Balsam Lake, 30km Widdifield Pond, 32km Siloam Pond, 33km Chalk Lake, 36km	Lake Simcoe, 28km Duck Lake, 37km Fallis Pond, 32km Cameron Lake, 32km Sturgeon Lake, 29km Brown Lake, 34km Secord's Pond, 39km Goose Lake, 34km Lazy Lake, 38km Franklin Pond, 35km Staley Lake, 38km Brush Lake, 42km Rush Lake, 42km Young Lake, 41km Perch Lake, 41km Shadow Lake, 39km Glasgow Pond, 41km	Musselman Lake, 40km Talbot Lake, 41km Windsor Lake, 40km Mud Lake, 41km Head Lake, 45km Buck Lake, 45km Silver Lake, 42km Johnston Lake, 43km Cranberry Lake, 47km Rainy Lake, 47km Horn Lake, 47km Dike Pond, 39km Oak Lake, 46km Samac Lake, 47km Beach Lake, 46km Beechnut Lake, 46km

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