“BOBCAYGEON ROAD”
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N 45° 14.872 W 078° 53.513
17T E 665433 N 5012647
Started in 1856 this was an early colonization road that eventually went from Bobcaygeon to Lake Nippissing.
Waymark Code: WMT5T
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 10/03/2006
Views: 78
The plaque is located in Dorset which the road reached via Kinmount and Minden in about 1860. From here it followed what is now the boundary between Muskoka and Haliburton (which accounts for the boundary taking many twists and turns) and then headed north west towards Lake Nippissing.
Much of the old road has long since gone although you can still find traces of it including the old homesteads established by early settlers who were awarded free grants of land along its route.
Address or location of plaque: In Dorset, in a picnic area on the east side of Highway 35
Physical location of plaque: Park
"Ontario Plaques" Website for this "Plaque": [Web Link]
Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": Highway 35 here is probably close to where the road originally was although north and south of here the "new road" has long since bypassed the old route.
This 'Plaque' describes: A 'Structure'
Condition of sign: Good
A web-site for more details.: Not listed
Is this a bilingual sign?: Not listed
What is the second/third language?: Not listed
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