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Cardinal, Ontario
Cardinal is a community located in the township of Edwardsburgh/Cardinal, Ontario, Canada. Situated along the St. Lawrence River, between the towns of Iroquois, Ontario, Iroquois to the east and Johnstown, Ontario, Johnstown to the west, Cardinal has over 1700 residents. Prior to being incorporated in 1878, the village was referred to by numerous names, including: Edwardsburgh, Point Cardinal, Munro's Point, Elgin, and Port Elgin. During the late 1700s, Hugh Munro acquired land at the site which would later become Cardinal. Upon seeing the Galops Rapids, Munro saw potential for water power, which could become profitable. According to General John Graves Simcoe, Simcoe's documents, by 1794 Munro had established a saw and grist mill on his property. By 1864, Cardinal's business concerns included the McLatchie foundry and the Canada Starch Works. From 1878 to 2001, Cardinal was an incorporated village municipality. On January 1, 2001, it was merged with the Township of Edwardsburgh to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, second-largest country by total area, with the List of countries by length of coastline, world's longest coastline. Its Canada–United States border, border with the United States is the world's longest international land border. The country is characterized by a wide range of both Temperature in Canada, meteorologic and Geography of Canada, geological regions. With Population of Canada, a population of over 41million people, it has widely varying population densities, with the majority residing in List of the largest population centres in Canada, urban areas and large areas of the country being sparsely populated. Canada's capital is Ottawa and List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
