Victoria Road is an
unincorporated community in the
Canadian
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province of
Ontario
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, located within the single-tier municipality of
Kawartha Lakes
Kawartha Lakes (Canada 2021 Census, 2021 population: 79,247) is a List of municipalities in Ontario , single-tier municipality in Central Ontario, Canada. Though structured as a single-tier municipality, Kawartha Lakes is the size of a typica ...
. The village was built around a station on the
Toronto and Nipissing Railway, which was constructed in 1872
where the line crossed Victoria Colonization Road (today
Kawartha Lakes Road 35
Kawartha Lakes Road 35, also known as Victoria Road and Fennel Road, is a municipally-maintained road located in the city of Kawartha Lakes, in the Canadian province of Ontario. The road is mostly straight, running in a north–south orientat ...
), which was built between 1859 and 1861, named after the county that was named after
Queen Victoria
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria, her death in January 1901. Her reign of 63 year ...
, and passes through the village. For a time, the village was known as "The City of Peace" and "The Road."
[ The station—the second last on the line—served the community and area until the last train passed through in 1965, after which the tracks were lifted.
Victoria Road is located on the north-eastern tip of Mitchell Lake. Like most of the surrounding area, the soil is extremely thin, at times less than thick, resulting in very little farmland in the area. At the peak of the village, it contained several small industries and three hotels.]
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See also
* List of communities in Ontario {{short description, None
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Communities in Kawartha Lakes