Egmondville is an unincorporated rural community in Huron East, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.[1][2]
Egmondville | |
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Unincorporated rural community | |
 The Van Egmond Residence | |
  Egmondville Location in Ontario  Egmondville Egmondville (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 43°32′41″N 81°24′11″W / 43.54472°N 81.40306°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| County | Huron |
| Municipality | Huron East |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNBC Code | FEHQG[1] |
History edit
The community was founded in 1845 by Constant Van Egmond, the eldest son of Anthony Van Egmond and named in honour of his father. Van Edmonds and son Constant were contracted in the 1830s to widen Huron Road and became the largest landowners in the area. Constant Van Egmond became a local magistrate.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Egmondville". Natural Resources Canada. October 6, 2016.
- ^ "Huron East". Statistics Canada. November 2, 2016.
- ^ "Van Egmond Residence". Canada's Historic Places. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
Sources edit
- Lee, Robert C., (2004). The Canada Company and The Huron Tract, 1826–1853. Natural Heritage Books, Toronto On. ISBN 1-896219-94-2, pp. 80, 84, 129, 154–155, 257
- Bart-Riedstra, Carolynn, (2002). Stratford. Arcadia Publishing, ISBN 0-7385-1148-X, p. 18
- Coleman, Thelma, (1978). The Canada Company, County of Perth, Stratford On. ISBN 0-88988-029-8, pp. 172–173
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