Spier (also Spires) is an unincorporated rural community in Centre Wellington Township,

Wellington County, Ontario Wellington County is a county located in Southwestern Ontario, Canada and is part of the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The County, made up of two towns and five townships, is predominantly rural in nature. However many of the residents in the so ...

, Canada. The settlement was part of West Garafraxa Township until 1999.

History

Forbes Moir emigrated from

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, Scotland in 1858, and purchased in the area. Moir went on to serve as councillor, deputy reeve, reeve, auditor, and school trustee in West Garafraxa Township. When the

Credit Valley Railway The Credit Valley Railway was a railway located in Ontario, Canada from Toronto to St. Thomas. Chartered in 1871 by Ontario railway magnate George Laidlaw, it operated as an independent company until 1883 when it was leased by the Ontario and Quebe ...

was constructed in 1879, a portion ran through Forbes Moir's property, and Spires became a flag stop located there. The line was later owned by the

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, and then

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. The line was abandoned in 1988, and has been converted into the

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, a recreational

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. Spires post office was located at the settlement from 1882 to 1913, where Forbes Moir served as postmaster for over 20 years.

References

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