Rural Routes Ontario - Municipality of Meaford (Lower Tier Grey)

21 Trowbridge W.
Meaford, Ontario
N4L 1W8

Ontario Tourism Region : Bruce Peninsula, Southern Georgian Bay and Lake Simcoe

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In St. Vincent T., Grey C., at the mouth of Big Head R. and Nottawasaga Bay (an inlet of Georgian Bay) and Hwy 26. and C. Rd. 12, 28 km. E of Owen Sound.
Settled by David Miller after whose wife Peggy the place was first named Pegg's Landing. A nearby place was called Stephenson's Land- ing after an innkeeper named Stephenson, and there was much rivalry between the two places.
In 1840 the post office was established as St. Vincent after Admiral Sir John Jervis, Earl St. Vincent, after whom the township was also named.
In 1858 the town was named Meaford after Meaford Hall, the Staffordshire, England, estate of Lord St. Vincent. The Rt. Hon. Sir Lyman Poore Duff (1 865-1955) was a native of Meaford.
He was an expert in constitutional law and held many appointments, including that of chief justice of Canada 1933-1944. The hero of a popular dog story is buried in Beautiful Joe Park on Victoria Crescent.
During a visit to Meaford in the I 890s, Margaret Marshall Saunders heard from William Moore how he had rescued an abused dog from its cruel owner.
She told the story in the novel Beautiful Joe, which by 1939 had been translated into 10 languages and sold seven million copies. Miss Saunders was awarded the C.B.E. for her contribution to securing humane treatment for animals.
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:	Kent, 1km Centreville, Meaford area, 3km Oxmead, 4km Georgian Beach, 6km Kiowana Beach, 6km Minniehill, 7km Griersville, 8km Christie Beach, 7km Bayview, Meaford area, 7km Elmhedge, 8km Blantyre, 12km Strathnairn, 11km Fairmount, Clarksburg area, 13km Rocklyn, 15km Temple Hill, 16km Woodford, 11km Morley, 13km	Epping, 16km Thornbury, 12km Walters Falls, 15km Goring, 17km Silcote, 15km Beaverdale, 21km Balaclava, Leith area, 17km Victoria Corners, Clarksburg area, 18km Garryowen, 16km Harkaway, 22km Camperdown, 17km Strathavon, 19km Johnson, Owen Sound area, 18km Red Wing, 21km Duncan, 22km Wodehouse, 24km Lily Oak, 23km	Loree, 19km Ravenna, 21km Massie, 22km Hutchisons Corners, 28km Hoath Head, 21km Little Germany, 26km Kolapore, 25km Vandeleur, 30km Banks, 24km Bothwell's Corner, 22km Craigleith, 23km Lady Bank, 30km Eugenia, 33km Barrhead, 33km Castle Glen Estates, 27km Arnott, 28km
Nearby Lakes:	Mountain Lake, 14km Mill Pond, 13km Duncan Lake, 23km Connell's Lake, 22km Hines Lake, 23km Clarke's Lake, 23km Mud Lake, 22km Robson Lake, 23km Mud Lake, 26km Mud Lake North, 26km Sheppard Lake, 20km McGill Lake, 22km Sargents Lake, 29km Young's Lake, 24km Marshall's Lake, 24km Dey's Pond, 27km Eugenia Lake, 32km	Town Pond, 32km Black's Lake, 31km Barrhead Mill Pond, 34km Williams Lake, 29km Walker Lake, 31km Bells Lake, 33km Davidson's Lake, 32km Farden Lake, 37km Irish Lake, 38km Flesherton Community Pond, 38km Townsend Lake, 36km Sunken Lake, 35km Curleys Lake, 39km Cranberry Lake, 29km Negro Lakes, 35km Wilcox Lake, 42km Stewart Lakes, 35km	Minkes Lake, 36km Brewster's Lake, 37km Gillies Lake, 44km Brotske Lake, 36km McCullough Lake, 37km Mountain Lake, 39km Anderson Lake, 39km Turner Lake, 45km Harrison Lake, 39km Moss Lake, 45km Slough of Despond, 35km Bass Lake, 34km Tobermory Lake, 43km Gowan Lake, 35km Edward Lake, 38km Lake Inistioge, 45km

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