The Founding of Spencerville

The Founding of Spencerville (HM1OV7)

Location: Spencerville, Ontario K0E 1X0 Leeds and Grenville United Counties
Country: Canada
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N 44° 50.536', W 75° 32.877'

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By 1821 Peleg Spencer was operating a grist-mill and sawmill on the South Nation River on a Clergy Lot he had leased in 1817, having previously owned a sawmill on the site from 1811 till 1814. David Spencer, son of Peleg, took over the mills in 1822 and patented the mill lot in 1831. By 1828 an inn was located near "Spencer's Mills" and a settlement developed. David Spencer had a village plot surveyed in the 1840's and a post-office, called "Spencerville", had been opened by October, 1846. In 1851 the village number to some 250 inhabitants with a tannery and other industries, as well as Spencer's mills, which were later rebuilt in stone across the river.
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HM NumberHM1OV7
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Placed ByArchaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario
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Date Added Monday, October 26th, 2015 at 1:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 456694 N 4965574
Decimal Degrees44.84226667, -75.54795000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 50.536', W 75° 32.877'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 50' 32.16" N, 75° 32' 52.62" W
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Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 14-18 County Rd 21, Spencerville Ontario K0E 1X0, CA
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