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- 1 2 Ron Brown (2009). "The Lake Erie Shore: Ontario's Forgotten South Coast". Dundurn. pp. 36, 38, 40, 41, 88–90, 91, 126, 127, 128, 153. ISBN 9781554883882 . Retrieved 2012-11-23.
During the scorched-earth policy of the invading American militia during the War of 1812, all mills along the Erie shore as far as the Grand River were burned to the ground. All, that is, except the mill belonging to John Backhouse, and Tisdale's mill in Vittoria. Speculation has it that he was to related to key people in the United States.
- ↑ Charles Cooper (2012). "Haldimand & Norfolk Counties". Charles Cooper's Railway Pages. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
The South Norfolk Railway (SNR) was incorporated by local civic interests on June 23, 1887 to build from Port Rowan via the Town of Simcoe to a point on [the] Canada Southern Railway". It was in fact built in 1888 between Port Rowan and Simcoe and was acquired by the Grand Trunk Railway the following year.
- ↑ "Norfolk Trivia, from 1937 to Present Day" (PDF). Eva Brook Donly Museum & Archives. 2011-04-14. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
Since 1888 the South Norfalk Railway connected Simcoe with Port Rowan, with stations in Vittoria, Walsh and Forestville. This line was eventually owned by the CNR. What year were the tracks removed?
- ↑ Young's Creek information at TravelingLuck.com, accessed 20 February 2012
- ↑ Practice Court, Ontario (1888). "Port Rowan and Lake Shore Railway Company versus the South Norfolk Railway Company" . Retrieved 2012-11-23.