Egmondville, Ontario

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Egmondville
Unincorporated rural community
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Egmondville
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Egmondville
Egmondville (Canada)
Coordinates: 43°32′41″N81°24′11″W / 43.54472°N 81.40306°W / 43.54472; -81.40306
Country Canada
Province Ontario
County Huron
Municipality Huron East
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNBC CodeFEHQG [1]

Egmondville is an unincorporated rural community in Huron East, Huron County, Ontario, Canada. [1] [2]

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History

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Egmondville". Natural Resources Canada. October 6, 2016.
  2. "Huron East". Statistics Canada. November 2, 2016.
  3. "Van Egmond Residence". Canada's Historic Places. Retrieved April 27, 2019.

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