Eramosa Township, Upper Canada
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Eramosa Township, Upper Canada was a rural 19th-century township in what is now Ontario, Canada, notable as the birthplace of influential railroad magnate James J. Hill.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eramosa Township, Upper Canada canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former municipality
ⓘ
historic township ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Erin Township
ⓘ
Garafraxa Township ⓘ Guelph/Eramosa Township ⓘ
surface form:
Guelph Township
|
| cadastralUnitOf |
Wellington County, Ontario
ⓘ
surface form:
Wellington County land survey system
|
| country | Upper Canada ⓘ |
| geographicFeature |
Eramosa River
ⓘ
surface form:
Eramosa River valley
limestone plain ⓘ |
| governingSystem | township council ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
agricultural
ⓘ
rural ⓘ |
| hasNotableIndustry |
local agricultural services
ⓘ
small-scale milling along Eramosa River ⓘ |
| historicalEra | colonial period of Upper Canada ⓘ |
| historicalJurisdiction |
Dominion of Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
Dominion of Canada (Ontario) after Confederation
Province of Canada ⓘ |
| historicalPopulationCharacteristic |
predominantly settler farming families
ⓘ
sparsely populated ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | dissolved township ⓘ |
| landUse |
farmland
ⓘ
rural homesteads ⓘ woodlots ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Upper Canada
ⓘ
present-day Ontario ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeArea |
Wellington County, Ontario
ⓘ
surface form:
Wellington County
|
| locatedInCountryPresentDay | Canada ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Ontario ⓘ |
| locatedInProvincePresentDay |
Ontario
ⓘ
surface form:
Ontario, Canada
|
| locatedInRegion | southwestern Ontario ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Guelph
ⓘ
surface form:
Guelph, Ontario
|
| mergedInto | Guelph/Eramosa Township ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Eramosa River ⓘ |
| notableAs | birthplace of James J. Hill ⓘ |
| notableResident | James J. Hill ⓘ |
| nowPartOf |
Guelph
ⓘ
surface form:
Guelph/Eramosa, Ontario
|
| partOf |
Wellington County, Ontario
ⓘ
surface form:
Wellington County, Upper Canada
|
| primaryEconomicActivity |
farming
ⓘ
livestock raising ⓘ mixed agriculture ⓘ |
| regionType | rural community ⓘ |
| settlementType | township ⓘ |
| successorAdministrativeUnit |
Guelph/Eramosa Township
ⓘ
surface form:
Township of Guelph/Eramosa
|
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| transportationContext | served by local roads and nearby rail lines in late 19th century ⓘ |
| typicalReligion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
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