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Shedden Papers
''Shedden'' may refer to: People * Shedden (surname), notable people with the name Places *Shedden, Algoma District, Ontario, now called Spanish *Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario *Coboconk, Ontario Coboconk, often shortened to Coby, is a community in the city of Kawartha Lakes, in the south-central portion of the Canadian province of Ontario. The village lies at the junction of Highway 35 and former Highway 48, on the northern tip of ..., known as Shedden in the 1870s Other uses * Shedden massacre, a 2006 gang-related crime in Elgin County, Ontario {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shedden (surname)
Shedden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *David Shedden (1944–2017), Scotland rugby player *Doug Shedden (born 1961), Canadian ice hockey player and coach * Doug Shedden (politician) (1937−2020), Australian politician * Frederick Shedden (1893–1971), Australian public servant * George Powell-Shedden (1916-1994), Royal Air Force pilot *Gilberto "Chito" Shedden, Costa Rican companion of the crocodile '' Pocho'' * Gordon Shedden (born 1979), Scottish auto racing driver *Iain Shedden (1957–2017), Scottish-born Australian musician and journalist *John Shedden (1825–1873), Scottish-born Canadian businessman *Roscow Shedden (1882–1956), Anglican colonial bishop *William Ralston Shedden-Ralston William Ralston Shedden-Ralston (1828–1889), known in his early life as William Ralston Shedden, who later adopted the additional surname of Ralston, was a noted British scholar and translator of Russia and Russian. Biography William Ralston S ... (1828–1889) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shedden, Algoma District, Ontario
Spanish is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on Trans-Canada Highway 17 in the Algoma District near the border of the Sudbury District. Formerly known as the Township of Shedden, the municipality adopted its current status and name in 2004, taking the name of its largest community. The Town of Spanish is situated at the mouth of the Spanish River where it empties into the North Channel of Lake Huron. This river and its ecologically rich delta have had a positive impact on the development of the community of Spanish. The river has played an important and continuous role in the local economy from the days of the fur trade, through the timbering era, and now contributes to the tourism industry. History According to legend, the Spanish name was derived around the year 1750. Numerous persons have attempted to explain the rationale for the name "Spanish" in what was once historically part of New France. There are several different theories regarding the name of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario
Shedden, Ontario is a hamlet in Southwold Township, Elgin County in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is known as "The Rhubarb Capital of Ontario" and is home to the "Rosy Rhubarb Festival" which is held in early June each summer with the big Shedden tractor pull that comes the week after. It was named in honour of John Shedden who was the foreman during the construction of Toronto's Union Station A union station (also known as a union terminal, a joint station in Europe, and a joint-use station in Japan) is a railway station at which the tracks and facilities are shared by two or more separate railway companies, allowing passengers to .... Shedden gained international attention on April 8, 2006 when eight bodies were discovered in a farmer's field in relation to a gang-related mass murder. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coboconk, Ontario
Coboconk, often shortened to Coby, is a community in the city of Kawartha Lakes, in the south-central portion of the Canadian province of Ontario. The village lies at the junction of Highway 35 and former Highway 48, on the northern tip of Balsam Lake, the highest point on the Trent–Severn Waterway. Coboconk has a prominent role in the logging, limestone, and tourism industries of the Kawartha Lakes region over the past 150 years. History Coboconk was first settled in 1851 with the building of a saw mill on the Krosh-qua-bo-Konk River (later anglicized to the Gull River) by John Bateman, and like many villages in central Ontario, it served the lumber trade of the area, which was clearing the forests of pine, hemlock and spruce, and sending the logs downstream for processing. In 1859 the village name was anglicized by the establishment of a post office. The name is a translation of the two Indian names for the village, which came from the name of the river: ''Ko-ash- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
