Weissenburg, Ontario
Weissenburg | |
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Unincorporated rural community | |
 Looking east on Line 86 in Weissenburg | |
  Weissenburg Location of Weissenburg in Canada  Weissenburg Weissenburg (Southern Ontario) | |
| Coordinates: 43°34′28″N 80°24′00″W / 43.57444°N 80.40000°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Waterloo |
| Township | Woolwich |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNBC Code | FDBWR[1] |
Weissenburg is an unincorporated rural community in Woolwich Township, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.[1][2]
Weissenburg is located at the crossroads of Line 86 and Sideroad 16.
History
[edit]Pioneer farmers and wagon drivers travelling between Woolwich Township and Guelph would stop at Weissenburg to water their horses and refresh themselves.[3][4]
The pioneer settlement had a tavern, blacksmith shop, grocery store, two hotels, and a nearby school.[3][4][5] A post office operated from 1875 to 1913.[6]
In 1910, Weissenburg had daily stage coach service, and a population of about 100.[5]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Weissenburg". Natural Resources Canada. October 6, 2016.
- ^ "Woolwich". Statistics Canada. November 2, 2016.
- ^ a b "Weissenburg". Waterloo Region Museum. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- ^ a b Twenty-First and Twenty-Second Annual Reports of the Waterloo Historical Society (PDF). Waterloo Historical Society. 1933. pp. 19, 20.
- ^ a b Province of Ontario Gazetteer and Directory, 1910 - 1911. Union Publishing. 1911. p. 1320.
- ^ "Weissenburg". Library and Archives Canada. May 27, 2014.
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