Victoria Road, Ontario
Place in Ontario, Canada
44°35′46″N 78°56′19″W / 44.59611°N 78.93861°W / 44.59611; -78.93861K0M
Victoria Road is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the single-tier municipality of Kawartha Lakes. The village was built around a station on the Toronto and Nipissing Railway, which was constructed in 1872[1] where the line crossed Victoria Colonization Road (today Kawartha Lakes Road 35), which was built between 1859 and 1861, named after the county that was named after Queen Victoria,[2] and passes through the village. For a time, the village was known as "The City of Peace" and "The Road."[1] The station—the second last on the line—served the community and area until the last train passed through in 1965, after which the tracks were lifted.
Victoria Road is located on the north-eastern tip of Mitchell Lake. Like most of the surrounding area, the soil is extremely thin, at times less than 2 inches (5 cm) thick, resulting in very little farmland in the area.[3] At the peak of the village, it contained several small industries and three hotels.[1]
An 1881 survey map lists it as the village of Bexley, with the railroad station listed as Victoria Road Station.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Kirkconnell, Watson. "History of Bexley Township - The City of Peace". Retrieved 2009-09-07.
- ^ Victoria Road, Ontario Rural Routes, retrieved 13 August 2023
- ^ Kirkconnell, Watson (1921). "History of Victoria County - The Beginnings of Bexley". Lindsay: Watchman Warder. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
- ^ "McGill University - 1881 Map of Bexley Township". Retrieved 2009-09-07.
- "Victoria Road". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
- "Topographic Map sheet 31D10". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
See also
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City of Kawartha Lakes
unincorporated
communities
- Ancona Point
- Argyle
- Avery Point
- Baddow
- Baker Trail
- Ballyduff
- Barclay
- Bellevue
- Bethany
- Bethel
- Bobcaygeon1
- Bolsover
- Burnt River
- Burton
- Cambray
- Cameron
- Coboconk
- Dalrymple
- Dartmoor
- Daytonia Beach
- Dongola
- Downeyville
- Dunsford
- Emily
- Eldon Station
- Feir Mill
- Fenelon Falls
- Fowlers Corners
- Fleetwood
- Glenarm
- Greenhurst-Thurstonia
- Hartley
- Head Lake
- Janetville
- Kinmount1
- Kirkfield
- Little Britain
- Long Beach
- Long Point
- Lorneville
- Manilla1
- Manvers Station
- Mariposa Station
- Mariposa
- Norland
- Oakwood
- Omemee
- Pontypool
- Ragged Rapids
- Rokeby
- Rosedale
- Sadowa
- St. Mary's
- Sebright
- Sturgeon Point
- Uphill
- Valentia
- Verulam Park
- Victoria Road
- View Lake
- Woodville
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1) This area lies on the border of an adjacent region, but is part of the Kawartha Lakes census.
