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Unincorporated rural community in Ontario, Canada
Spier (also Spires ) is an unincorporated rural community in Centre Wellington Township , Wellington County, Ontario , Canada.[1] [2] [3] [4]
History [ edit ]
Forbes Moir emigrated from Aberdeenshire , Scotland in 1858, and purchased 250 acres (100 ha ) in the area. Moir went on to serve as councillor, deputy reeve, reeve, auditor, and school trustee in West Garafraxa Township.[5] [6]
When the Credit Valley Railway was constructed in 1879, a portion ran through Forbes Moir's property, and Spires became a flag stop located there. The line was later owned by the Ontario and Quebec Railway , and then Canadian Pacific Railway . The line was abandoned in 1988, and has been converted into the Elora Cataract Trailway , a 47 km (29 mi ) recreational rail trail .[5] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Spires post office was located at the settlement from 1882 to 1913, where Forbes Moir served as postmaster for over 20 years.[5] [6]
References [ edit ]
^ "Centre Wellington" . Statistics Canada . November 2, 2016.
^ "Restructuring Flashnews Municipal Restructuring Summary Table" . Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Retrieved May 22, 2017 .
^ "Archive Record" . Wellington County Museum and Archives. Retrieved May 29, 2017 .
^ a b c "Pioneer - MOIR, Forbes" . Rootsweb. Retrieved May 29, 2017 .
^ a b "Spires" . Library and Archives Canada . May 27, 2014.
^ Thorning, Stephen. "Oversharp Cattle Buyer Bilked Local Farmers in 1893" . The Wellington Advertiser . Vol. 41, no. 42 . Retrieved May 29, 2017 .
^ "History of the Trailway" . Elora Cataract Trailway. Retrieved May 29, 2017 .
^ "ECTA Trail Map" (PDF) . Elora Cataract Trailway. Retrieved May 29, 2017 .
^ "Archive Record" . Wellington County Museum and Archives. Retrieved May 29, 2017 .
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