Living Springs, Ontario
Living Springs is an unincorporated rural community in Centre Wellington Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada. The settlement was part of West Garafraxa Township until 1999.
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Reinforced concrete bowstring arch bridge over Irvine Creek in Living Springs, 1937
Irvine Creek flows through the settlement.
History
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A post office was located in Living Springs from 1885 to 1914.
The settlement had a school in 1908, and semi-weekly stage coach service in 1910.
A chapter of the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario was located in Living Springs from 1925 to 1995.
Prior to the 1930s, a shingle mill was located at the settlement.
References
- ^ "Living Springs". Natural Resources Canada. October 6, 2016.
- ^ "Centre Wellington". Statistics Canada. November 2, 2016.
- ^ "Restructuring Flashnews Municipal Restructuring Summary Table". Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
- ^ Province of Ontario Gazetteer and Directory, 1910 - 1911. Union Publishing. 1911. p. 552.
- ^ "Grand Old Bridges: The Grand River Watershed Bridge Inventory" (PDF). Grand River Conservation Authority. April 6, 2004.
- ^ "Living Spring". Library and Archives Canada. May 27, 2014.
- ^ Lovell's Gazetteer of the Dominion of Canada (PDF). John Lovell & Son. 1908. p. 602.
- ^ "Living Springs Women's Institute". Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ^ Templin, Hugh (1933). Fergus: The Story of a Little Town. Fergus News-Record. p. 292.