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Caledonia Station (Caledonia, Ontario)
Caledonia railway station was built in 1908 by the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada. The station was the third to be built in Caledonia, Ontario. History Historically, Buffalo, Brantford and Goderich Railway (BB&G) began to move train traffic through Caledonia between 1852-1856. When the opportunity arose, James Little, founder of the Haldimand House, lobbied the town to bankrupt itself to secure a railroad line to pass through Caledonia Caledonia (; ) was the Latin name used by the Roman Empire to refer to the forested region in the central and western Scottish Highlands, particularly stretching through parts of what are now Lochaber, Badenoch, Strathspey, and possibly as ... instead of Cayuga, Ontario, Cayuga. This line serviced Jarvis, Ontario, Jarvis to Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton and was quickly extended out as far as Port Dover, Ontario, Port Dover. The 'Railway Hotel' was opened sometime before or during 1860 by William Slater. The first Caledonia railway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caledonia, Ontario
Caledonia is a community located on the Grand River in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada. It had a population of 12,179 as of the 2021 Canadian Census. Caledonia is within Ward 3 of Haldimand County. The Councillor elected for Ward 3 is Dan Lawrence. As of 2021, there were 4,310 private dwellings in Caledonia. Caledonia is located at the intersection of Highway 6 and Haldimand Highway 54 (within the town, these streets are called Argyle Street and Caithness Street respectively) on the Grand River. History Caledonia was once a small strip of land between Seneca and Oneida villages. The Oneida village was started by the Grand River Navigation Company, which laid out the village of Oneida on the south side of the Grand River. The Oneida village plot originally contained 16 acres and was named after the township where it began. In 1835, the same company started the village of Seneca about a mile down the river from Oneida on the opposite side of the Grand River. It was named "Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
