Campbellcroft, Ontario
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Campbellcroft is a rural hamlet
located 15 kilometres north of Lake Ontario
in the Municipality of Port Hope, Ontario
in Northumberland County
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Founded by Scottish
settlers in the early 19th century as a farming community, Campbellcroft reached its apex during the late 19th century thanks to the economic spinoffs brought by The Port Hope, Lindsay & Beaverton Railway Company (The Midland Railway).
At the turn of the 20th century, the village was home to a hotel, rail infrastructure, post office, grist mill and more. With the abandonment of the Midland Railway in 1957, the village's economic importance and population fell into decline. In the late 20th century, farming gradually was supplanted by other professions and the area developed a dominant commuter population.
The village is known for the Lion's Club Hall on the corner of Gilmour Road.
The Lion's Club is also known for its annual Fish Fry.
The village is located on county road 9, also known as Ganaraska Road.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
located 15 kilometres north of Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded on the north and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the south by the American state of New York. Ontario, Canada's most populous province, was named for the lake. In the Wyandot language, ontarío means...
in the Municipality of Port Hope, Ontario
Port Hope, Ontario
Port Hope is a municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada, about east of Toronto and about west of Kingston. It is located at the mouth of the Ganaraska River on the north shore of Lake Ontario, in the west end of Northumberland County...
in Northumberland County
Northumberland County, Ontario
Northumberland County is situated on the north shore of Lake Ontario, in central Ontario, Canada. It is located east of Durham County , west of Hastings, southeast of Kawartha Lakes and south of Peterborough County. The county seat is Cobourg...
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Founded by Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
settlers in the early 19th century as a farming community, Campbellcroft reached its apex during the late 19th century thanks to the economic spinoffs brought by The Port Hope, Lindsay & Beaverton Railway Company (The Midland Railway).
At the turn of the 20th century, the village was home to a hotel, rail infrastructure, post office, grist mill and more. With the abandonment of the Midland Railway in 1957, the village's economic importance and population fell into decline. In the late 20th century, farming gradually was supplanted by other professions and the area developed a dominant commuter population.
The village is known for the Lion's Club Hall on the corner of Gilmour Road.
The Lion's Club is also known for its annual Fish Fry.
The village is located on county road 9, also known as Ganaraska Road.