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'''Port Dover''' is an unincorporated community and former [[town]] located in [[Norfolk County, Ontario|Norfolk County]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] on the north shore of [[Lake Erie]]. The [[postal code|postal]] [[forward sortation area]] is ''N0A''; sharing its [[Canada Post]] service with the western portion of Haldimand County. Prior to the War of 1812, this community was known as '''Dover Mills'''. |
'''Port Dover''' is an unincorporated community and former [[town]] located in [[Norfolk County, Ontario|Norfolk County]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] on the north shore of [[Lake Erie]]. The [[postal code|postal]] [[forward sortation area]] is ''N0A''; sharing its [[Canada Post]] service with the western portion of Haldimand County. Prior to the War of 1812, this community was known as '''Dover Mills'''. Located just a short driving distance away from the [[Stelco Lake Erie Works]] in [[Nanticoke, Ontario|Nanticoke]], Port Dover is the site of romantic sunsets along its surrounding countryside.<ref name="travelingluck">[http://travelingluck.com/North%20America/Canada/Ontario/_6111731_Port%20Dover.html#local_map ''Port Dover, Ontario, Canada''] at TravelingLuck.com</ref> |
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There are scenic [[waterfall]]s nearby and tourists general go to nearby Port Ryerse as a side trip.<ref name="travelingluck"/> Even the farmers here generally enjoy the sunsets on their property.<ref name="travelingluck"/> The Port Dover lighthouse glimmers brightly with the moon on clear summer nights.<ref name="travelingluck"/> The beaches in Port Dover have a tendency to emulate those that are beside the [[Mediterranean Sea]].<ref>[http://www.itcwebdesigns.com/port_dover_ca.htm ''Visit and explore Port Dover''] at ITCWebDesigns.com</ref> Erie Beach, David's and The Beach House are popular dining attractions for both locals and tourists alike. Port Dover is also some to the famous ''Arbor'' hot dog restaurant and the ''Knetchel''s neighborhood market and fish restaurant.<ref name="travelingluck"/> This community is scheduled to receive [[wind turbine]]s sometime around 2013.<ref name=BrantfordExpositor> |
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[[Image:Willie's in Norfolk County.jpg|thumb|left|Willie's Restaurant in Port Dover on Friday, August 13, 2004.]] |
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In 1794, Mr. Peter Walker would become the first settler of this community; becoming its unofficial founder.<ref>[http://www.ontarioplaques.com/Plaques_MNO/Plaque_Norfolk15.html ''The Founding of Port Dover''] at OntarioPlaques.com</ref> It would become the subject of an American raid during the [[War of 1812]], on May 14, 1814.<ref> |
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After making their landing on the shore, the Americans committed themselves to a surprise attack on the village's civilians; attacking them like common terrorists.<ref name="boatingontario">{{cite web|url=http://www.boatingontario.ca/Articles/tabid/71/ID/40/PageID/47/Discovering-Eastern-Lake-Erie.aspx|title=Discovering Lake Erie: Port Dover and Long Point Bay|publisher=Boating Ontario}}</ref> Current-day re-enactments would deviate from actual history; making the British-Canadian forces into the winners of the raid instead of the American forces.<ref name="boatingontario"/> In 1835, Port Dover was incorporated as a village and later as a town. |
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The community once had its own railway station. Railroad service from the [[Caledonia Train Station]] to Port Dover was offered until these services were cancelled after October 26, 1957. In 1974, the town was amalgamated into the new city of [[Nanticoke, Ontario|Nanticoke]] within the Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk. |
The community once had its own railway station. Railroad service from the [[Caledonia Train Station]] to Port Dover was offered until these services were cancelled after October 26, 1957. In 1974, the town was amalgamated into the new city of [[Nanticoke, Ontario|Nanticoke]] within the Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk. |
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Revision as of 23:51, 13 February 2012
Port Dover is an unincorporated community and former town located in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada on the north shore of Lake Erie. The postal forward sortation area is N0A; sharing its Canada Post service with the western portion of Haldimand County. Prior to the War of 1812, this community was known as Dover Mills. Located just a short driving distance away from the Stelco Lake Erie Works in Nanticoke, Port Dover is the site of romantic sunsets along its surrounding countryside.[1]
There are scenic waterfalls nearby and tourists general go to nearby Port Ryerse as a side trip.[1] Even the farmers here generally enjoy the sunsets on their property.[1] The Port Dover lighthouse glimmers brightly with the moon on clear summer nights.[1] The beaches in Port Dover have a tendency to emulate those that are beside the Mediterranean Sea.[2] Erie Beach, David's and The Beach House are popular dining attractions for both locals and tourists alike. Port Dover is also some to the famous Arbor hot dog restaurant and the Knetchels neighborhood market and fish restaurant.[1] This community is scheduled to receive wind turbines sometime around 2013.[3][4][5][6]
This community is the southern terminus for Ontario Highway 6; located 480 kilometres (300 mi) to the south of the Northern Ontario community of McKerrow.[7]
History
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 1841 | 400 |
| 1871 | 1,100 |
| 1901 | 1,177 |
| 1911 | 1,138 |
| 1921 | 1,462 |
| 1931 | 1,707 |
| 1941 | 1,968 |
| 1951 | 2,440 |
| 1961 | 3,064 |
| 1971 | 3,407 |
| 1981 | N/A |
| 1991 | N/A |
| 2001 | 5,527 |
| 2006 | 5,949 |
In 1794, Mr. Peter Walker would become the first settler of this community; becoming its unofficial founder.[8] It would become the subject of an American raid during the War of 1812, on May 14, 1814.[9][10][11] After making their landing on the shore, the Americans committed themselves to a surprise attack on the village's civilians; attacking them like common terrorists.[12] Current-day re-enactments would deviate from actual history; making the British-Canadian forces into the winners of the raid instead of the American forces.[12] In 1835, Port Dover was incorporated as a village and later as a town.
The community once had its own railway station. Railroad service from the Caledonia Train Station to Port Dover was offered until these services were cancelled after October 26, 1957. In 1974, the town was amalgamated into the new city of Nanticoke within the Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk.
The Paris Port Dover Pipe Band was established on February 18, 2000 by Pipe Major Gordon Black as a competitive and as a community pipe band.[13] They act as ambassadors on the global level as well as on a local level. The band was formally established when a constitution and small band were formed out of ten pipers, one bass, and one snare.[13] In 2001, Nanticoke and all other municipalities within the region were dissolved and the region was divided into two single tier municipalities with city-status but called counties. Port Dover is now an unincorporated community in Ward 6 of Norfolk County. The Stanley Cup came to Port Dover in 2004 (with Jassen Cullimore) when the 2003–04 Tampa Bay Lightning won the cup. He was the fourth NHL player to bring the cup to this small hockey town on the shore of Lake Erie.[14] The Canadian Coast Guard stationed the Cape-class motor lifeboat CCGS Cape Lambton in the community in 2005.[15]
Certain segments of the 2009 American horror film Survival of the Dead were filmed here in Port Dover.[16] The film was directed by George A. Romero and starred Alan van Sprang, Kenneth Welsh, and Kathleen Munroe.
Notable people
- Toby Barrett, Haldimand-Norfolk's current MPP (serving on the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario)
- Eddie Sargent, former MPP (who served on the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for the Ontario Liberal Party)
- Rory Dodd, rock vocalist who was famous for vocalizing on Ted Nugent's single Cat Scratch Fever
- Rita Kalmbach, first mayor of Norfolk County
- Henry Laird, journalist, wholesaler, and political figure who served Regina, Saskatchewan in the Senate of Canada
- Megan Timpf, international softball player
- Charles Berkeley Powell, businessman and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario)
References
- ^ a b c d e Port Dover, Ontario, Canada at TravelingLuck.com
- ^ Visit and explore Port Dover at ITCWebDesigns.com
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Daniel Pearce (2011). "Green projects receive go-ahead". Brantford Expositor. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
The big news, however, was in Haldimand County. That community was awarded a project that could see up to 100 wind turbines along the lake-shore in the Nanticoke area. As well, the proposal that includes the Port Dover windmills extends into Haldimand, where another 40 or more turbines could be located.
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John Miner (2012-01-23). "Farm group calls for turbine halt". Simcoe Reformer. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
"We are taking a look at those and we are determined to get clean, renewable energy into the province of Ontario and secure the jobs that help Ontario serve the world with green energy," Bentley said.
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"Work together to tackle wind turbine concerns". Simcoe Reformer. 2011-07. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
Please be aware that Capital Power Corporation is in the process of planning to build 13 wind turbines here in the east end of Norfolk County.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) mirror - ^ The Simcoe Reformer. Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. January 19, 2011.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|pmd=,|deadurl=, and|trans_title=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Road Atlas – Canada, United States, and Mexico (Map) (2008 ed.). Peter Heiler Ltd. p. 17, 19. § B6–G7, G8–K8, L9, M10–R11.
- ^ The Founding of Port Dover at OntarioPlaques.com
- ^ "The history of the War of 1812". The official war of 1812 bicentenial site. Archived from the original on 2010-01-05.
- ^ Gilbert Collins (2006). Guidebook to the Historic Sites of the War of 1812. Dundurn. ISBN 9781550026269. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
- ^ "Robert Nichol, c. 1774-1824". Ontario Heritage Trust. 2009-09-24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-01-05.
- ^ a b "Discovering Lake Erie: Port Dover and Long Point Bay". Boating Ontario.
- ^ a b www.parisstaronline.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2710320&archive=true
- ^ "Stanley Cup Journals 2004: 37". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2006-07-27.
- ^ Theresa Nichols (2005-08-11). "Lloyd St. Amand Announces the Dedication of the Cape Lambton in Port Dover Ontario". Canadian Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 2010-01-05.
- ^ "Survival of the Dead: Uncle Creepy's Pictorial Diary of the Dead". DreadCentral.