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Dashwood, Ontario

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49: 123:, 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) east of the present site of Dashwood on Dashwood Road. A change of circumstances brought about an alteration of the plans of the two brothers and lower cost land became available at the current site of the community. The name of the community changed from Friedsburg to Dashwood in December 1871, when a 132:. Peak economic activity occurred in Dashwood in the early to mid-20th century and at its height included a number of mills, hotels, general stores, a regionally large-scale window manufacturing company and an assortment of shops and services geared to its rural surroundings. 127:
was opened, Noah Fried became the first postmaster. Although the subject of some debate Dashwood was likely named after Dashwood House, in London England, the headquarters in Britain of the once regionally important
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is located at the intersection of Bronson Line and Dashwood Road, on the boundary between the Municipality of
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lands earlier in the century. The location of the initial development of the mills was intended to occur at
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Dashwood began when the brothers Noah and Absalom Fried formerly of
47: 259: 147: 145: 189:(Quarterman Publications, Lawrence, Massachusetts ,1972, 155:(University of Toronto Press), Toronto-Buffalo-London, 176:(Corporation of The Township of Stephen, 1992), pp.228 107:, resettled in the area in 1853. They first erected a 540: 360: 309: 293: 63:) is a small, primarily residential, community in 271: 87:, which is located on the southeast coast of 8: 52:Former blacksmith shop in Dashwood, Ontario 278: 264: 256: 141: 7: 592:Communities in Huron County, Ontario 14: 238:"The History of Stephen Township" 174:The History of Stephen Township 1: 208:"A brief history of Dashwood" 187:Canada Post Offices 1755/1895 571:Census divisions of Ontario 566:Communities in Huron County 236:Mack, Susan Muriel (1992). 83:near the resort village of 608: 317:Ashfield–Colborne–Wawanosh 558: 111:, followed shortly by a 75:and the Municipality of 34:43.343594°N 81.634169°W 153:Place Names of Ontario 151:Rayburn, Alan (1997), 53: 287:Huron County, Ontario 67:, Canada. The former 51: 39:43.343594; -81.634169 65:southwestern Ontario 185:Campbell, Frank W. 130:Grand Trunk Railway 30: /  54: 579: 578: 101:Blenheim Township 599: 342:Morris-Turnberry 280: 273: 266: 257: 252: 250: 249: 223: 222: 220: 219: 210:. Archived from 204: 198: 183: 177: 170: 164: 149: 45: 44: 42: 41: 40: 35: 31: 28: 27: 26: 23: 607: 606: 602: 601: 600: 598: 597: 596: 582: 581: 580: 575: 554: 536: 363: 356: 305: 289: 284: 247: 245: 235: 232: 227: 226: 217: 215: 206: 205: 201: 184: 180: 171: 167: 150: 143: 138: 97: 59:(original name 38: 36: 32: 29: 24: 21: 19: 17: 16: 12: 11: 5: 605: 603: 595: 594: 584: 583: 577: 576: 574: 573: 568: 563: 559: 556: 555: 553: 552: 546: 544: 538: 537: 535: 534: 529: 524: 519: 514: 509: 504: 499: 494: 489: 484: 479: 474: 469: 464: 459: 454: 449: 444: 439: 434: 429: 424: 419: 414: 409: 404: 399: 394: 389: 384: 379: 374: 368: 366: 362:Unincorporated 358: 357: 355: 354: 349: 344: 339: 334: 329: 324: 319: 313: 311: 307: 306: 304: 303: 297: 295: 291: 290: 285: 283: 282: 275: 268: 260: 254: 253: 231: 230:External links 228: 225: 224: 199: 178: 172:Mack, Muriel, 165: 140: 139: 137: 134: 117:Canada Company 96: 93: 69:police village 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 604: 593: 590: 589: 587: 572: 569: 567: 564: 561: 560: 557: 551: 548: 547: 545: 543: 539: 533: 530: 528: 525: 523: 520: 518: 515: 513: 510: 508: 505: 503: 500: 498: 495: 493: 490: 488: 487:St. Augustine 485: 483: 480: 478: 475: 473: 470: 468: 465: 463: 460: 458: 455: 453: 450: 448: 445: 443: 440: 438: 435: 433: 430: 428: 425: 423: 420: 418: 415: 413: 410: 408: 405: 403: 400: 398: 395: 393: 390: 388: 385: 383: 380: 378: 375: 373: 370: 369: 367: 365: 359: 353: 350: 348: 345: 343: 340: 338: 335: 333: 330: 328: 327:Central Huron 325: 323: 320: 318: 315: 314: 312: 308: 302: 299: 298: 296: 292: 288: 281: 276: 274: 269: 267: 262: 261: 258: 244:on 2007-09-26 243: 239: 234: 233: 229: 214:on 2008-12-02 213: 209: 203: 200: 196: 195:0-88000-008-2 192: 188: 182: 179: 175: 169: 166: 162: 161:0-8020-7207-0 158: 154: 148: 146: 142: 135: 133: 131: 126: 122: 118: 114: 110: 106: 105:Oxford County 102: 94: 92: 90: 86: 82: 78: 74: 70: 66: 62: 58: 50: 46: 43: 462:Mount Carmel 396: 246:. Retrieved 242:the original 216:. Retrieved 212:the original 202: 186: 181: 173: 168: 152: 98: 60: 56: 55: 15: 512:Whitechurch 437:Kingsbridge 427:Holmesville 407:Egmondville 364:communities 352:South Huron 347:North Huron 125:post office 77:South Huron 37: / 550:Spidertown 542:Ghost town 492:St. Joseph 482:Spidertown 457:Molesworth 402:Donnybrook 337:Huron East 248:2009-02-09 218:2009-02-09 136:References 113:grain mill 89:Lake Huron 85:Grand Bend 61:Friedsburg 25:81°38′03″W 22:43°20′37″N 432:Jamestown 392:Cranbrook 377:Benmiller 322:Bluewater 310:Townships 73:Bluewater 586:Category 562:See also 527:Wroxeter 522:Winthrop 502:Vanastra 497:Sunshine 472:Seaforth 467:Saltford 447:Mafeking 442:Lochalsh 397:Dashwood 382:Brussels 372:Bayfield 301:Goderich 197:), pp.41 163:), pp.88 57:Dashwood 517:Wingham 422:Hensall 387:Clinton 121:Sarepta 109:sawmill 95:History 532:Zurich 507:Walton 417:Exeter 332:Howick 193:  159:  81:London 477:Sodom 452:McGaw 412:Ethel 294:Town 191:ISBN 157:ISBN 103:in 588:: 144:^ 91:. 279:e 272:t 265:v 251:. 221:.

Index

43°20′37″N 81°38′03″W / 43.343594°N 81.634169°W / 43.343594; -81.634169

southwestern Ontario
police village
Bluewater
South Huron
London
Grand Bend
Lake Huron
Blenheim Township
Oxford County
sawmill
grain mill
Canada Company
Sarepta
post office
Grand Trunk Railway


ISBN
0-8020-7207-0
ISBN
0-88000-008-2
"A brief history of Dashwood"
the original
"The History of Stephen Township"
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