Living Springs, Ontario
Appearance
Living Springs | |
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Unincorporated rural community | |
![]() Sideroad 15 at Irvine Creek in Living Springs, 2017 | |
Coordinates: 43°45′28″N 80°24′08″W / 43.75778°N 80.40222°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
County | Wellington |
Township | Centre Wellington |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNBC Code | FBZWY[1] |
Living Springs is an unincorporated rural community in Centre Wellington Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.[1][2] The settlement was part of West Garafraxa Township until 1999.[3][4]
Irvine Creek flows through the settlement.
History
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A post office was located in Living Springs from 1885 to 1914.[6]
The settlement had a school in 1908, and semi-weekly stage coach service in 1910.[4][7]
A chapter of the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario was located in Living Springs from 1925 to 1995.[8]
Prior to the 1930s, a shingle mill was located at the settlement.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Living Springs". Natural Resources Canada. October 6, 2016.
- ^ "Centre Wellington". Statistics Canada. November 2, 2016.
- ^ "Restructuring Flashnews Municipal Restructuring Summary Table". Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
- ^ a b Province of Ontario Gazetteer and Directory, 1910 - 1911. Union Publishing. 1911. p. 552.
- ^ "Grand Old Bridges: The Grand River Watershed Bridge Inventory" (PDF). Grand River Conservation Authority. April 6, 2004.
- ^ "Living Spring". Library and Archives Canada. May 27, 2014.
- ^ Lovell's Gazetteer of the Dominion of Canada (PDF). John Lovell & Son. 1908. p. 602.
- ^ "Living Springs Women's Institute". Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ^ Templin, Hugh (1933). Fergus: The Story of a Little Town. Fergus News-Record. p. 292.[permanent dead link]