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Speyside, Ontario
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Speyside |
| settlement_type | Unincorporated community |
| image_skyline | Speyside, Ontario.jpg |
| image_caption | Entering Speyside from the south along Highway 25 |
| pushpin_map | CAN ON Halton#Canada Southern Ontario |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of Speyside |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Canada |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Ontario |
| subdivision_type2 | Regional municipality |
| subdivision_name2 | Halton |
| subdivision_type3 | Town |
| subdivision_name3 | Halton Hills |
| timezone | Eastern (EST) |
| utc_offset | -5 |
| timezone_DST | EDT |
| utc_offset_DST | -4 |
| blank1_name | GNBC Code |
| blank1_info | FCRCB |
Speyside is an unincorporated community in Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada.
Once a thriving pioneer community, little remains of the original settlement.
The Bruce Trail and Speyside Resource Management Area are located near the settlement.
History
Early settlers believed a local creek resembled the River Spey in Scotland, and named the new settlement "Speyside".
Between the 1850s and 1870s, Speyside had a hotel (the Stewart Hotel), two general stores, a village hall (used as a school), a tannery, a blacksmith, two saw mills, and a stone quarry. The settlement planned for seven streets that were never constructed. The population in 1874 was 200. Speyside had a post office from 1873 to 1914.
By 1908, the population had declined to 40.
An oak tree in Speyside is recognized for its historic importance. The tree was grown from an acorn of an English oak growing in Royal Park in Windsor, England. The acorns were sent across the Commonwealth to commemorate the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The acorn was planted at a nearby school in 1937, and then transplanted to the school in Speyside when it opened in 1960. The school closed in 1986.
References
References
- (October 6, 2016). "Speyside". [[Natural Resources Canada]].
- Clarke, Gwen. (June 2, 1955). "Speyside Looks Back to Century of Activity With Sawmills, Hotels, Hop Kilns and Quarry". The Canadian Champian.
- (May 2013). "Halton Hills Cultural Master Plan". Town of Halton Hills.
- Crossby, Peter Alfred. (1874). "Lovell's Gazetteer of British North America". Lovell.
- Brooks, Scott. (March 28, 2024). "Historic Scottish settlement of Speyside once a bustling village". Halton Hills Today.
- (May 27, 2014). "Speyside". [[Library and Archives Canada]].
- (1908). "Lovell's Gazetteer of the Dominion of Canada". John Lovell & Son.
- Niblock, Frances. (July 17, 2008). "Royal Oak at Speyside Designated Ont. Heritage". The New Tanner.
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