Rural Routes - Port Burwell

27 Wellington
Port Burwell, Ontario
N0J 1T0

Ontario Tourism Region : Southwestern

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Pop. 882. In Bayham T. Elgin C., on L. Erie at the mouth of Otter Cr. and C. Rds. 19 & 42, 25 km. S of Tillsonburg.
Joseph DeFields and James Gibbons are believed to have been the first settlers, each building log cabins here in 1812.
There was little growth until deputy-surveyor Col. Mahlon Burwell Col. and Thomas Talbot surveyed the townsite in 1830, and Burwell offered free land to settlers willing to build here.
Burwell, a native of New Jersey, also gave land for construction of Trinity Anglican Church. It was built in 1836 and is a fine example of early Gothic Revival architecture. The settlement was named after Mahlon Burwell in 1830.
Postcard 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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