Kaladar is a compact rural community in the municipality of

Addington Highlands Addington Highlands is a township in central eastern Ontario, Canada, in the County of Lennox and Addington. Bon Echo Provincial Park is located primarily in Addington Highlands. History Addington Highlands was formed on january 1, 1998, throu ...

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, Canada. It is located at the junction of

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and

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. This area was first settled following the construction of the Addington Road in 1857. It was originally named Scouten after its first postmaster. The former

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Havelock Subdivision rail bed passing through the town has been turned into a

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and become part of the

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. The Kaladar

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was situated at the north end of the village just off the highway, but was removed some time in the 1970s or 1980s. The name is also used for Kaladar Township, (township) a

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, in which Kaladar lies roughly at the centre.

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