{"id":8160,"date":"2021-06-25T14:27:46","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T18:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/l4a.ca\/?page_id=8160"},"modified":"2022-05-26T19:26:40","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T23:26:40","slug":"the-hamlets","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/l4a.ca\/the-hamlets\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hamlets"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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This historic map is printed in the Illustrated Historical Atlas of York County (1878).\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Whitchurch Township<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Archaeology has shown that the area we know today as Whitchurch-Stouffville was occupied as early as the late sixteenth century. Visit Archaeology Alive! The Jean-Baptiste Lain\u00e9 Site in Whitchurch Stouffville Virtual Exhibit<\/a> <\/span>\u00a0to learn about the Northern Iroquoian settlement now known as the Jean-Baptiste Lain\u00e9 Site that was home to approximately 2,000 ancestral Wendat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

European Settlers arrived in Whitchurch Township as early as 1794. At that time at least three Indigenous trail systems were in use. The Mississauga claim to portions of Whitchurch are on record from the time of the very first attempt by settlers to take up residence in the Township. In 1923 Whitchurch was included as part of the Williams Treaties.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Whitchurch Township was originally 59,743 acres (24,178 hectares) in size. The\u00a0Township was named\u00a0c. 1798\u00a0by Colonel John Graves Simcoe, first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, after the birthplace of his wife in Whitchurch, Herefordshire, England. The boundaries of the Township were present day Davis Drive, Yonge Street, Stouffville Road, and Durham Regional Road 30.<\/p>

With the implementation of the Baldwin Act, the Township of Whitchurch became an organized municipal government in\u00a01850,\u00a0with a Reeve (Joseph Hartman) & appointed Councillors. While maintaining their names, existing hamlets were absorbed into this newly formed Township. The inaugural meeting of the municipal government of the Township of Whitchurch was held at Smith\u2019s Inn in Stouffville on January 6, 1851.<\/p>

Three hamlets grew into villages and separated from Whitchurch Township for administrative purposes to form their own municipal governments in the following years. They were Newmarket (1858), Aurora (1863), and Stouffville (1877).<\/p>

Boundary changes took place in 1967 at the request of York County which resulted in the creation of the Regional Municipality of York on January 1, 1971. After much discussion & debate the result was that the fourteen municipalities that existed were amalgamated into nine.<\/p>

With boundaries redrawn, Whitchurch Township & the Village of Stouffville would come together to form the \u201cWhitchurch Area\u201d as one of the 9 newly formed municipal governments. The option existed for the name to be changed through consensus and the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville was selected.\u00a0In 2019, the Town began using the name \u201cStouffville\u201d for marketing purposes although the name Whitchurch-Stouffville remains the official name of the municipality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Baker Hill was named after the Baker family who were descendants of Jacob and Anne<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tMore Info\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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Ballantrae was settled in the early 1800s and became a busy economic centre for the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tMore Info\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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The hamlet of Bethesda was clustered around the four corners of Warden Avenue and Bethesda<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tMore Info\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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Bloomington, the community located at the intersection of Bloomington Road and Ninth Line, was named<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tMore Info\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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Sawmills and gristmills were early industries for Cedar Valley, operating with power from Taylor Creek.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tMore Info\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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A hillside church on the Hill family farm explains the origin of the name Churchill.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tMore Info\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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Gormley was named after James Gormley who ran a general store and post office at<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tMore Info\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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This small German hamlet was once located at the intersection of McCowan (7th Line) and<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tMore Info\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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Primarily a farming community, Hartman was named after Joseph H. Hartman of Petchville, a well-respected<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tMore Info\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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Located at Durham Regional Road 30 and Aurora Road is a kettle lake with an<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tMore Info\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Lemonville community, located south of Bloomington Road on McCowan Road, was named after George<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tMore Info\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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Lincolnville was located at the corner of Bloomington Road and Highway 47 and was divided<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tMore Info\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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The community of Musselman\u2019s Lake is named after the Musselman family who bought land surrounding<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tMore Info\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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Pine Orchard, the community at Warden Avenue and Vivian Road, was settled in 1802 by<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tMore Info\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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Known initially as Pleasant Valley, this hamlet was originally settled by Quaker families including the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tMore Info\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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Originally known as Reesor Lake and then Middleton Lake at the turn of the 20th<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tMore Info\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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Ringwood was settled by the Fockler family in the late 1790s at the four corners<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tMore Info\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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At McCowan Road, north of the Aurora Road, the road ends at a deep gully.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tMore Info\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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The small hamlet of Shrubmount was settled at the intersection of Davis Drive and McCowan<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tMore Info\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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Initially a hamlet of Whitchurch Township, Stouffville got its name from Abraham Stauffer (Stouffer) who<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tMore Info\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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Originally known as \u201cBrookvale,\u201d the community situated at Vandorf Sideroad and Woodbine Avenue had to<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tMore Info\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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This hamlet was originally known as Sexsmith’s Corners after George Sexsmith, who operated a general<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tMore Info\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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The community of Wesley Corners, located at the crossroads of Woodbine Avenue and Aurora Road,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tMore Info\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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This self-guided driving tour will take you through the different historical hamlets of Whitchurch-Stouffville and provide you with a snippet of information on each one.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Hamlets This historic map is printed in the Illustrated Historical Atlas of York County (1878).\u00a0 Whitchurch Township \u00a0Archaeology has shown that the area we know today as Whitchurch-Stouffville was occupied as early as the late sixteenth century. Visit Archaeology Alive! The Jean-Baptiste Lain\u00e9 Site in Whitchurch Stouffville Virtual Exhibit \u00a0to learn about the Northern […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/l4a.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8160"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/l4a.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/l4a.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/l4a.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/l4a.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8160"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/l4a.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8160\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/l4a.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}