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operating in the region. From a geographical perspective, Young's Creek originates about four kilometers northwest of the Walsh and passes through the village along with
Vittoria before discharging into Lake Erie, 11 kilometres or 6.8 miles away in Port Ryerse. The level of industrialization that the
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Norfolk Railway (SNR) was incorporated by local civic interests on June 23, 1887 to build from Port Rowan via the Town of Simcoe to a point on Canada Southern Railway". It was in fact built in 1888 between Port Rowan and Simcoe and was acquired by the Grand Trunk Railway the following
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299:"Norfolk Trivia, from 1937 to Present Day"
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459:Current federal electoral district
266:"Haldimand & Norfolk Counties"
201:The railway was eventually run by
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568:The Port Rowan Good News (weekly)
522:Provincial electoral district of
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848:Friday the 13th motorcycle rally
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350:Practice Court, Ontario (1888).
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638:Ontario tobacco belt
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912:Walsh Public School
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157:Port Rowan, Ontario
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745:Communities
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180:Forestville
113:Track gauge
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967:Lynn River
957:Kent Creek
952:Deer Creek
902:Springvale
870:Port Rowan
843:Port Dover
838:Pine Grove
806:Long Point
784:Glen Meyer
705:Highway 59
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695:Highway 24
690:Highway 19
357:2012-11-23
319:2012-11-23
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246:2012-11-23
209:References
962:Lake Erie
947:Big Creek
919:Waterford
789:Hillcrest
762:Courtland
685:Highway 3
107:Technical
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863:Timeline
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779:Frogmore
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58:, Canada
34:Overview
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752:Blayney
565:(daily)
548:CKNC-FM
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407:Ontario
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163:Summary
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