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

Wellington County, Ontario Wellington County is a county and census division located in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, and is part of the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The county consists of two towns and five townships, with its seat in the City of Guelph, which is geograp ...

, 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 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

Elora Cataract Trailway The Elora Cataract Trailway is a 47 km-long recreational rail trail between the towns of Elora and Forks of the Credit, in the south of the province of Ontario, Canada. The former Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway ...

, 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

{{authority control Communities in Wellington County, Ontario