Victoria Road, Ontario Explained

Victoria Road
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ontario
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Kawartha Lakes
Pushpin Map:Ontario
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Victoria Road in Ontario
Coordinates:44.5961°N -78.9386°W
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1872
Elevation M:259
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:Eastern Time Zone
Utc Offset1:-5
Timezone1 Dst:Eastern Time Zone
Utc Offset1 Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:FSA
Postal Code:K0M
Area Code:705

Victoria Road is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the single-tier municipality of Kawartha Lakes. The village was built around a station on the Toronto and Nipissing Railway, which was constructed in 1872[1] where the line crossed Victoria Colonization Road (today Kawartha Lakes Road 35), which was built between 1859 and 1861, named after the county that was named after Queen Victoria, and passes through the village. For a time, the village was known as "The City of Peace" and "The Road."[1] The station—the second last on the line—served the community and area until the last train passed through in 1965, after which the tracks were lifted.

Victoria Road is located on the north-eastern tip of Mitchell Lake. Like most of the surrounding area, the soil is extremely thin, at times less than 2inches thick, resulting in very little farmland in the area.[2] At the peak of the village, it contained several small industries and three hotels.

An 1881 survey map lists it as the village of Bexley, with the railroad station listed as Victoria Road Station.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of Bexley Township - The City of Peace. Kirkconnell . Watson. 2009-09-07.
  2. News: Kirkconnell. Watson. History of Victoria County - The Beginnings of Bexley. 1921. Watchman Warder. Lindsay. 2009-09-07.
  3. Web site: McGill University - 1881 Map of Bexley Township . 2009-09-07.