54 Brock St. W. |
Ontario Tourism Region : Southwestern
Description From Owner:
- Pop. 13,523. In Dereham T., Oxford C., on Otter Cr. and Hwys 3 & 19 and C. Rds. 19 & 37, 38 km. S of Woodstock.
- In 1825, George Tillson, originally from Massachusetts, built a dam, sawmill, and forge on the site of the town now named after him.
- The forge manufactured bog iron ore, deposits of which were found nearby, and the community that sprang up around it was called Dereham Forge.
- When the town started local government in 1836, Tillson was appointed commissioner of roads, and insisted on the town having a main street 100 feet (30.4 m) wide, named Broadway.
- This was so a team of oxen could make a U-turn; all that space may have seemed a waste in the 1800s, but today Tillsonburg is one of very few Ontario communities still able to provide angled parallel parking on both sides of its main street.
- When Tillsonburg achieved town status in 1869, an 'I' got dropped due to a clerical error.
- It stayed that way, officially, until 1902, when an act of the Ontario legislature put the second 'I' back into Tillsonburg.
Map Below gives Canadian Geographical Names
Natural Resources Canada in the County of Oxford.
Natural Resources Canada in the County of Oxford.
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