Rural Routes Ontario

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Port Rowan, Ontario
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Ontario Tourism Region : Southwestern

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Pop. 846. In the Reg. Moo. of Haldimand-Norfolk, on Inner Bay off Long Point Bay of L. Erie and C. Rd. 42, 27 km. SW of Simcoe.
The first settlers, the Backhouse family (later changed to Bachus), were operating a grist mill m the area in 1798.
The mill, (made of hand hewn timbers and wooden pegs), the Backus home, and a number of other pioneer buildings moved to the site from the region, are open to the public.
The hamlet was founded in 1819 by John Dutcher and first called Dutcher's Corners. It was renamed Port Rowan when the post office was established in 1845.
The name honours Capt. William Rowan, secretary to Gov. Sir John Colborne in 1839. In November of 1854, Abigail Becker single-handedly rescued eight sailors from the icy waters of L. Erie when their schooner was wrecked in a fierce storm near Long Point.
She received several awards and a personal letter from Queen Victoria for her action, which she maintained was just her 'duty.'

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Off the beaten track:	Port Royal, 4km Long Point, Port Rowan area, 5km St. Williams, 5km Old Cut, 6km Ungers Corner, 7km Erie View, 6km Walsingham, 8km Spring Arbour, 8km Rowan Mills, 7km Forestville, 9km Silver Hill, Port Rowan area, 14km Carholme, 14km Walsh, 14km Turkey Point, 13km The Cottages, 12km Glenshee, 16km Clear Creek, 13km	Pine Grove, Simcoe area, 17km Cultus, 13km Normandale, 15km Marston, 15km Greens Corner, Simcoe area, 19km Fishers Glen, 17km Lynedoch, 20km Jacksonburg, 15km Wyecombe, 19km Vittoria, 18km Powells Corners, 22km Atherton, 22km Andy's Corners, 19km Bill's Corners, Simcoe area, 22km Gilbertville, 23km Fairground, 17km Houghton Centre, 17km	Frogmore, 18km South Middleton, 21km Halfway House Corner, 22km Nixon, 25km Port Ryerse, 21km Hillcrest, Simcoe area, 25km Avalon Park, 23km Simcoe, 27km Rattlesnake Harbour, 28km Hemlock, 21km Lynn Valley, 25km Kinglake, 22km Lynnville, 30km Colborne, 29km Mabee's Corners, 25km Port Dover, 27km
Nearby Lakes:	Peter's Pond, 11km Shanty Pond, 11km Island Pond, 13km Umbrella Pond, 15km Second Island Pond, 15km Mallards Pond, 16km Helmer's Pond, 17km Crystal Lake, 27km Sutton's Pond, 27km Bouck Pond, 23km Silver Lake, 27km Anderson Pond, 28km Waterford Ponds, 36km Mill Pond, 36km Lake Hunger, 38km St. Josephs Lake, 34km Duncan's Pond, 30km	Lake Lisgar, 36km Long Pond, 32km Vivians Pond, 45km Willow Lake, 46km Smiths Mill Pond, 46km Victoria Lake, 48km Spring Lake, 47km Cooley Pond, 56km Levey Lake, 59km Hodges Pond, 56km Mohawk Lake, 59km Mud Lake, 53km Lake Whittaker, 53km O'neals Pond, 65km Fowlers Pond, 64km Springwater Pond, 49km Centreville Pond, 58km	Pine Pond, 65km Watts Pond, 66km Dry Lake, 54km Park Haven Lake, 65km Trotters Lake, 65km White's Pond, 50km Buchanan Lake, 66km Burgess Lake, 68km Buck Pond, 67km Blue Lake, 68km Trout Lake, 67km Spottiswood Lakes, 70km Maple Lake, 69km Turnbull Lake, 71km Pinehurst Lake, 72km Moore Pond, 73km

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