Dollar is a former community of Markham Township, now the cities of
Markham Markham may refer to:
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* Markham's storm-petrel (''Oceanodroma markhami''), a seabird species found in Chile and Colombia
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and
Richmond Hill,
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,
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and was located near the corner of 3rd Line and 15th Avenue (present-day Leslie Street and
Highway 7
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Route 7, or Highway 7, may refer to:
International
* AH7, Asian Highway 7
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* European route E007
Afghanistan
*Kunduz-Khomri Highway (A7)
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). In 1869, Dollar was granted a post office, which was located on the north-west corner of Line 3 (Leslie Street) and 15th Avenue. In 1871 Dollar also had general store, a blacksmith shop and a church. The Zion Wesleyan Methodist Church was built about 1870 on Lot 10, Concession 3, on the east side of Third Line, just south of the intersection.
[See Isabel Champion, ed., ]
Markham: 1793-1900
' (Markham, ON: Markham Historical Society, 1979), pp. 233; 230; 225; 339; 158f., 180f.
With the arrival of the railroad through
Markham Village
Markham Village ( 2006 population 6,090) is the historic town centre of Markham, Ontario, Canada. Originally settled in 1825, the village, which was originally named Reesorville (in reference to the Reesor family of settlers) sometime after 180 ...
and
Unionville in the 1870s, the importance of smaller communities like Dollar began to fade. When rural mail delivery was instituted in 1914, Dollar was put on Rural Route #2,
Gormley.
In 1962 the name "Dollar" was rescinded and the hamlet ceased to exist. On January 1, 1971, the north side of
Highway 7
The following highways are numbered 7. For roads numbered A7, see list of A7 roads.
Route 7, or Highway 7, may refer to:
International
* AH7, Asian Highway 7
* European route E07
* European route E007
Afghanistan
*Kunduz-Khomri Highway (A7)
...
was annexed to the-then Town of Richmond Hill. The last three historical homes were demolished in 1972 to prepare for the construction of the Best Western Parkway Hotel Toronto North. Today the former hamlet of Dollar is in close proximity to
Highway 404. The site of the former post office is now the Times Square shopping centre. The City of Markham is planning for significant future development on the south side of the intersection.
References
Neighbourhoods in Markham, Ontario
Neighbourhoods in Richmond Hill, Ontario
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