Beaverton, Ontario
| Beaverton | |
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| — Unincorporated community — | |
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| Nickname(s): "Big Bad Beav" | |
| Coordinates: 44°25′51″N 79°9′10″W / 44.43083°N 79.15278°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Regional municipality | Durham |
| Township | Brock |
| Settled | 1822 |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,500 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Forward sortation area | L0K 1A0 |
| Area code(s) | Area code 705 |
| NTS Map | 031D06 |
| GNBC Code | FAGNA |
Beaverton is a community in Brock Township in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
Originally part of Thorah Township in Ontario County, Beaverton was first settled in 1822. The settlement is located on Lake Simcoe at the mouth of the Beaver River. It was called Calder's Mills (after an early miller), Mill Town and Milton until it was renamed Beaverton when the post office was opened in 1835. In 1884, Beaverton separated from the Township and was incorporated as a Village.
As part of the creation of Durham Region in 1974, Beaverton was amalgamated with Thorah Township, the original Brock Township and the Villages of Cannington and Sunderland to create the newly expanded Township of Brock.
Today, Beaverton is the largest community in Brock. There are three elementary schools in Beaverton and area, as well as an arena, curling club, public library, small harbour and yacht club. The local economy is based on the provision of services to the surrounding area, supplemented by some manufacturing. Tourism also plays a role; the Trent-Severn Waterway connects with Lake Simcoe a few kilometres north of Beaverton and the area attracts cottagers from other regions of the Province.
Beaverton is the home of The Strand Theatre, Canada's oldest movie theatre. The Old Stone Church, built in 1853 and a National Historic Site of Canada, is also located in Beaverton.[1][2]
The local post office services the town with lock boxes and rural routes.
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Notable people
- Elizabeth Turner McTaggart - Born 1828 in Thorah Township, Elizabeth was the first female child born to settlers. In 1910, she laid the cornerstone of the Beaverton Town Hall. Designed by Architects J. Harvey Self and W. Fletcher Shepherd, Toronto, it opened in 1911 and was designated under the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. in 1990 as being of architectural and historical interest. The "1822 Turner-McTaggart cabin" where Elizabeth was born survives at Thorah Beach as does the engraved sterling silver trowel used in the Town Hall ceremony of 1910.
- Foster Hewitt - NHL Broadcaster
- NHLers Basil McRae and Chris McRae.
- Editorial cartoonist Duncan Macpherson.
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In film
- The 1973, Canadian horror classic, Cannibal Girls, was filmed in the downtown of Beaverton. Sections of the downtown (The Strand Theatre, King's Bishop Tavern, the library and the bridge) can all be seen. In the movie, the fictitious town that Beaverton filled in for was called Farnhamville.
- The 1984 comedy, Oddballs, was also shot in town.
References
- ^ Old Stone Church, Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada
- ^ Old Stone Church. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
External links
- Beaverton at Geographical Names of Canada
Coordinates: 44°25′51″N 79°09′10″W / 44.43083°N 79.15278°W
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