Rural Routes - City of Cornwall (Single Tier Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry)

108 2nd St. W.,
Cornwall, Ontario
K6J 1G5

Ontario Tourism Region : The Great Waterway

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Pop. 46,802. City in Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry Cs., on the St. Lawrence R. at the mouth of the Cornwall Canal and Hwys 2 & 138 just S of Hwy 401, 112 km SE of Ottawa and 110 km SW of Montreal.
The city was foun¬ded about 1780 by United Empire Loyalists. The post office, called New Johnstown, was established in 1789.
The name likely came from an older Johnstown in the Mohawk Valley, former home of some settlers. In 1797 the name was changed to Cornwall in honour of Prince George, Duke of Cornwall, eldest son of King George III.
A canal starting here around the Long Sault Rapids opened in 1843. It was in a Cornwall cotton mill that Thomas A. Edison started his first plant for lighting by electricity.
A bridge links Cornwall with New York State, just east of Massena. Rev. John Strachan (1778-1867) came to Upper Canada from Scotland in 1799. He was appointed a missionary here, built the first Anglican church and established a school for boys.
An historic plaque recalls the Glengarry Fencibles, a fighting force raised from the Highland settlers of the area who distinguished themselves during the War of 1812 at the battles of Ogdensburg, Lundy's Lane, and Fort Erie.
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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Off the beaten track:	Glenview Heights, 1km Dover Heights, 3km Riverdale, Cornwall area, 4km Cornwall Island, 4km Eamers Corners, 5km Grants Corners, 7km Rosedale Terrace, 6km Churchill Heights, 6km Glendale, Cornwall area, 6km Cornwall Centre, 6km Tyotown, 7km Cashions Glen, 9km Glen Falloch, 10km Glen Walter, 7km St. Andrews West, 9km St. Andrews, 10km Glenbrook, 12km	Lakeview Heights, 10km North Branch, Cornwall area, 14km Sandfield Mills, 14km Bonville, 14km Summerstown Station, 13km MacGillivrays Bridge, 15km Black River, 13km Summerstown, 14km Munroes Mills, 19km Harrisons Corners, 15km McMillans Corners, 18km Strathmore, 19km Avondale, 21km Williamstown, 18km Camerons Point, 16km Glenroy, 24km Northfield, Cornwall area, 19km	St. Raphaels, 24km Northfield Station, 20km OsnabruckCentre, 19km North Lunenburg, 20km Gravel Hill, 24km Glen Gordon, 23km Brown House Corner, 25km Dominionville, 27km Dixon, 21km South Lancaster, 22km Greenfield, Casselman area, 30km Warina, 27km Bloomington, Casselman area, 29km Pine Hill, Cornwall area, 28km Dornie, 32km Bunker Hill, 23km
Nearby Lakes:	Loch Garry, 25km Lake St. Francis, 20km Lake St. Lawrence, 21km Middle Lake, 28km Mill Pond, 32km Mud Lake, 34km Black Lake, 36km Lac Dollard-des-Ormeaux, 65km Lac Georges, 67km Lac Deschenes, 75km Brewer Park Pond, 85km Sand Pits Lake, 88km McKay Lake, 88km Lissons Lake, 82km Dows Lake, 87km Buells Creek Reservoir, 90km Cranberry Lake, 90km	Mud Lake, 92km Lambs Pond, 94km Atkins Lake, 94km Lees Pond, 99km Mud Lake, 97km Centre Lake, 100km Temperance Lake, 103km Graham Lake, 104km Irish Lake, 102km Mud Pond, 104km Mud Lake, 104km North Mud Lake, 100km Lake Eloida, 105km South Mud Lake, 102km Wiltse Lake, 108km Constance Lake, 107km Dunbar Lake, 108km	Bellamys Lake, 108km Bacchus Mud Lake, 106km Mud Lake, 114km Casey Lake, 111km Basin Lake, 114km Charleston Lake, 115km Green Lake, 116km Lower Rideau Lake, 111km Lake of the Isles, 124km Upper Beverley Lake, 116km Otter Lake, 113km Bass Lake, 117km Killenbeck Lake, 120km Bass Lake, 114km Higley Lake, 120km Red Horse Lake, 119km

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