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,[2] 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 | |
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  Victoria Road Location of Victoria Road in Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 44°35′46″N 78°56′19″W / 44.59611°N 78.93861°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Municipality | Kawartha Lakes |
| Founded | 1872 |
| Elevation | 259 m (850 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| FSA | K0M |
| Area code | 705 |
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 2 inches (5 cm) thick, resulting in very little farmland in the area.[3] At the peak of the village, it contained several small industries and three hotels.[1]
An 1881 survey map lists it as the village of Bexley, with the railroad station listed as Victoria Road Station.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c Kirkconnell, Watson. "History of Bexley Township - The City of Peace". Retrieved 2009-09-07.
- ^ Victoria Road, Ontario Rural Routes, retrieved 13 August 2023
- ^ Kirkconnell, Watson (1921). "History of Victoria County - The Beginnings of Bexley". Lindsay: Watchman Warder. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
- ^ "McGill University - 1881 Map of Bexley Township". Retrieved 2009-09-07.
- "Victoria Road". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
- "Topographic Map sheet 31D10". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2010-10-24.