Rural Routes Ontario

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Palmerston, Ontario
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Ontario Tourism Region : Huron, Perth, Waterloo and Wellington

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Pop. 2,215. In Minto T., Wellington C., and Wallace T., Perth C., on the Maitland R. and C. Rds. 5,93 & 123, 70 km NW of Guelph.
The first settler was Thomas McDowell, a native of Ireland, who arrived in 1854. The place was called Dryden when the post office opened in 1866.
In 1872, at the suggestion of Township Reeve John McDermott, the community was renamed Palmerston to honour Henry John Temple, Lord Palmerston, prime minister of Great Britain 1855-1865.
In 1855 the Ontario Vaccine Farm was set up by local physician Dr. Alexander Stewart. It was the fIrst institution in Ontario to produce smallpox vaccine. In 1916 the operation was transferred to the University of Toronto.

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Off the beaten track:	Whites Junction, 2km Dryden, 4km Trecastle, 6km Cotswold, 6km Wallace, Listowell area, 9km Glenlee, 8km Teviotdale, 7km Minto, Harriston area, 9km Harriston Junction, 10km Brotherston, 9km Wyandot, 13km Newbridge, 10km Lebanon, 14km Wagram, 12km Rothsay, 12km Fultons, 14km Farewell, 13km	Tralee, 17km Drew, 17km Kurtzville, 12km Carthage, 19km Mayne Corners, 14km Kumpfville, 18km Britton, 18km Quarindale, 18km Hollen, 17km Stirton, 17km Calderwood, 21km Olivet, 15km Gotham, 20km Letterbreen, 21km Riverstown, 17km Burns, 22km Alsfeldt, 21km	Hesson, 22km Dorking, 22km Trowbridge, 18km Nenagh, 23km Lauderbach, 22km Peffers, 23km Riverbank, 18km Bieman's Corners, 22km Glen Allan, 23km Fernbank, Listowel area, 25km Ayton Siding, 25km Molesworth, 19km Donegal, Kitchener Waterloo area, 24km Lakelet, 21km Spruce Green, 22km Orchardville, 28km
Nearby Lakes:	Pike Lake, 15km Ballinafad Lake, 17km Conestogo Lake, 18km Blind Lake, 22km Holstein Dam, 26km Lakelet Lake, 22km Wroxeter Mill Pond, 24km Matthews Lake, 33km Allan Park Trout Pond, 35km Metzger Pond, 34km Wilder Lake, 36km Witter's Pond, 31km Black Lake, 37km Hamel's Pond, 32km Windo'er Lake, 31km Paradise Lake, 40km Westfall's Lake, 41km	Marl Lake, 40km MacCuaig Lake, 42km Lake Rosalind, 41km Ruhl Lake, 42km McLean Lake, 45km McDonald Lake, 45km McCormick Lake, 46km Moss Lake, 43km Sunfish Lake, 43km Habermehl Lake, 45km Tobermory Lake, 47km Dankert Lake, 45km Pearl Lake, 45km Luther Lake, 36km Boyd Lake, 48km Bluewater Lakes, 48km Binns Lake, 48km	Copps Lake, 48km Welbeck Mill Pond, 49km Laurel Creek Reservoir, 45km Shakespeare Pond, 50km Louise Lake, 50km North Louise Lake, 50km Columbia Lake, 46km Turner Lake, 47km Curleys Lake, 50km Gillies Lake, 47km Spongy Lake, 49km Farden Lake, 51km Four Wells Lake, 46km Townsend Lake, 52km Clair Lake, 47km Laurel Lake, 47km

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