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- On
The Road Again
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- Planning
an antiquing road or train trip in Ontario this year?
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- Ontario
has dozens of favourite scenic drives and hundreds of unique
destinations for collectors of antiques and collectibles.
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- If
you have a favourite antiquing road trip in Ontario, e-mail the
details and we will share it with our readers.
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of our antiquing town listings includes the official web link
for the town.
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first six towns profiled are Belleville, Cookstown, Elora, Picton,
Port Hope and Port Perry.
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- Belleville
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- Cookstown
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- Elora
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- Picton
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- Port Hope
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- Port Perry
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- While in Belleville, visit
our advertisers
- Bellevile East Antique Market
- 3928 Hwy. 2 East
- Quinte Antiques - 521
Dundas Street W. (Hwy. 2)
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- Belleville - Antiques & architecture
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- By John Cosway
- This Hastings County community
in Eastern Ontario is abuzz with history, architectural delights
and antique stores and markets.
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- It is also the birthplace of
Farley Mowat, acclaimed Canadian author, born May 12, 1921, the
only child of a librarian and his wife.
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- Other celebrities born in Belleville
include National Hockey League stars Bobby Hull and Brett Hull.
Pop star Avril Lavigne, was born here in 1984 and grew up in
nearby Napanee.
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- Belleville, located on the Bay
of Quinte, got its start as an Indian village (Asukhknosk), which
was replaced by a French Mission and then was named after a series
of prominent and enterprising citizens.
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- The 50 or so United Empire Loyalists
who settled here in 1789, including Capt. John Walden Meyers,
were responsible for a number of "firsts."
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- In 1794, Meyers built the first
brick house in Upper Canada. He also built a gristmill, which
attracted settlers from Port Hope to Napanee, a sawmill, a distillery,
a trading post and a brick kiln.
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- Meyers' influence was so strong
in the lumber town the community became known as Meyers' Creek.
That was until 1816 when renamed Belleville in honor of Lady
Arabelle, wife of Sir Francis Gore, Lieutenant-Governor of Upper
Canada.
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- History notes:
- The Grand Trunk Railway arrived
here in 1856 and became the community's largest employer.
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- When gold was discovered near
Madoc in 1866, Belleville became known as the "Gateway to
the Golden North."
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- Belleville became known for
its highly rated cheddar cheese and for its plants producing
carriages, wagons, candles and soap.
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- Favourite tourist attractions
in Belleville include Glanmore, the 1800's home of Hastings County
Museum. It was designated a National Historic Site in 1971 and
is located at 257 Bridge St. E.
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- Belleville boasts three sister
cities: Lahr, Germany, since 1971; Kunpo City, South Korea, since
1996, Zhucheng City, China, since 1996.
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- Popular tourists attractions
include the many antique stores and markets, numerous parks,
the annual Waterfront and Ethnic Festival, Meyer's Pier, the
1895 Hotel Quinite, oldest of the hotels in Belleville.
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- For more about Belleville, visit
the city's official web site at http://www.city.belleville.on.ca/portal/bv
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