Penville, Ontario | |
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  Penville, Ontario  Penville, Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 44°3′20″N79°42′47″W / 44.05556°N 79.71306°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| County | Simcoe |
| Township | New Tecumseth |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNBC Code | FDLTP [1] |
Penville is a dispersed rural community in New Tecumseth, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. [1] [2]
Penville was settled in 1832 by the Ausman, Dale, and Penfield families, immigrants from Scotland who cleared the land for farming. [3] [4]
A municipal government was established in Tecumseth Township in 1842, and Penville was the largest village in the township. [3] [5] The early settlement had three taverns and five stores. [4] Black’s Methodist Church was erected in 1850, and a cemetery was established in 1858. [3] That same year, a town hall was built. [5] Penville had a large annual fair, described as having "about eleven entries of fall wheat, ten of spring, and 12 span of working horses that equalled any show in Toronto". [4] A post office opened in 1854. [6] By 1871, the population had grown to 130. [3]
Penville declined following the construction of the Hamilton and North-Western Railway in 1877, which bypassed Penville in favour of nearby Beeton. [7] Residents began leaving Penville, and by 1900, the settlement was "all but abandoned". [3] The post office closed in 1914. [6]
During the 1950s, the church building—which "hadn't had services in decades" and was being used as a granary—was demolished. The cemetery had 18 recorded interments, the last in 1933. [3] A commemorative plaque describing the history of Penville is located there. [8]
Several newer homes are now located in Penville. [3]
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