1850 Tallis Map of West Canada or Ontario (cropped - Eastern Ontario)

The Dalhousie District was a historic

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Upper Canada The Province of Upper Canada (french: link=no, province du Haut-Canada) was a part of British Canada established in 1791 by the Kingdom of Great Britain, to govern the central third of the lands in British North America, formerly part of th ...

which existed until 1849. It was created in 1838 from

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in the

Bathurst District The Bathurst District was a historic district in Upper Canada. It was created in 1822 from the Johnstown District. Containing Carleton County, it existed until 1849. The district town was Perth. History In 1824, Lanark County was created from par ...

. Townships from the Johnstown and Ottawa districts were added to Carleton County at the same time. The district town was

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, later Ottawa. In 1849, the district was replaced by

References

*Armstrong, Frederick H. Handbook of Upper Canadian Chronology. Toronto : Dundurn Press, 1985. Districts of Upper Canada 1838 establishments in Upper Canada {{EasternOntario-geo-stub