Brockville
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 Brockville Court House |
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| Location in Ontario | |||
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| Province : | Ontario | ||
| County : | Leeds and Grenville United Counties | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 35 ′ N , 75 ° 41 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 20.74 km² | ||
| Residents : | 24,029 (as of 2006) | ||
| Population density : | 1,158.6 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Municipality number: | 613 | ||
| Postal code : | K6V | ||
| Foundation : | 1832 | ||
| Mayor : | David L. Henderson | ||
| Website : | www.brockville.com | ||
Brockville is a Canadian city in the province of Ontario . Brockville is located 75 km northeast of Kingston in the Thousand Islands region on the north bank of the Saint Lawrence River . The city was named after the British General Isaac Brock and is the seat of the administrative unit Leeds and Grenville United Counties .
history
The first settlement of Brockville took place in 1785 by American refugees, who later became known as the United Empire Loyalists , and on the side of King George III. participated in the American War of Independence . Around 1810, the city was by the Government Upper Canada as Elisabethtown titled. Hailed as a hero and savior in Canada, General Isaac Brock was worshiped primarily for his success in securing the surrender of Fort Shelby. It is historically not exactly clear why the city changed its name. It should be noted, however, that from 1812, more and more citizens referred to the city as Brockville in letterheads of official letters, which has been preserved until today. On January 28, 1832, Brockville became Ontario's first self-governing city, two years earlier than Toronto .
Brockville received its town charter in 1962.
politics
City government
Brockville's municipal government consists of nine elected councils, each representing a ward , and a mayor. Current Mayor is David L. Henderson.
Town twinning
There is a city partnership with the Californian city of Ontario .
Buildings and sights
The main attraction of the place is the now disused Brockville Tunnel , a railway tunnel whose south entrance is south of the town hall. Its construction began in September 1854, on December 31, 1860 it was opened to rail traffic. This made it the first railway tunnel in Canada. Until April 1966, it was used by trains with lower diesel locomotives. After the line and the system were sold for the symbolic price of one dollar , the tunnel was closed. The first 279 m of the 527 m long tunnel are open to the public during the tourist season. Display boards in the tunnel walls remind of its history. There is a decommissioned red Canadian Pacific Railway wagon near the tunnel entrance .
Brockville City Hall is located in a house built between 1862 and 1864 called Victoria Hall . The simple building with tall, arched windows has a flat, light green roof with a clock tower centrally facing King Street West . Two small chimneys protrude from the side of the roof.
North of the town hall in front of a small park is the courthouse (Brockville Court House) . The representative, neoclassical building replaced a brick building from 1809/10 and was built between 1842 and 1844 according to plans by Toronto architect John George Howard . The entrance consists of a square risalit with a wooden Justitia attached to the top .
In the park in front of the courthouse there is a fountain and a bust of the city's namesake, General Isaac Brock. To the southeast of the park is a Baptist Church, built in 1878, and in the northwest corner is the First Presbyterian Church , built in 1879 .
The Brockville Museum is located in the historic city center of Brockville . It shows exhibits on the industrial, agricultural and social development of the city.
traffic
Brockville is about 340 km east of the metropolis of Toronto and 210 km west of Montreal , which are connected by Highway 401 . The city is connected to this important traffic artery in an east-west direction via Steward Boulevard (Highway 29) and is about 110 km south of the federal capital Ottawa . The Saint Lawrence River forms the natural border between Canada and the United States with the state of New York at this point . There is no direct road connection from Brockville to the USA, but there are two international bridges leading to the United States, 40 km west of the Thousand Islands Bridge and 25 km east of the Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge .
The Brockville Transit regional company covers the city's public bus system and provides special transfer buses for disabled people. Brockville is connected to the Québec-Windsor Corridor rail network through VIA Rail . In Brockville, the Toronto – Montreal (Kingston Subdivision) of the Canadian National Railway , formerly Grand Trunk Railway , crosses with the Brockville Subdivision ( Smith Falls – Brockville ) of the Canadian Pacific Railway (formerly Central Canadian Railway ). The section from the intersection to the Saint Lawrence River through the Brockville Tunnel has been closed. At the end of the route, there was a Canadian Pacific ferry to Morristown (New York) .
In addition, the now disused railway line of the Brockville Westport and North-Western Railway to Westport branched off in the village .
sons and daughters of the town
- William Buell Richards (1815–1889), judge and politician, Chairman of the Supreme Court
- Albert Norton Richards (1821-1897), politician
- Nathan Phillips (1892–1976), 52nd Mayor of Toronto
- Joan Erikson (1903–1997), educator, dance scholar, art therapist and author
- Donald Mackey (1920–1993), organist, choir director and music teacher
- Brad Inwood (* 1953), classical philologist
- Elizabeth Craig (born 1957), rower
- Randy Sexton (* 1959), ice hockey player, coach and official
- Randy Ladouceur (* 1960), ice hockey player and coach
- Alyn McCauley (born 1977), ice hockey player
- Dave Reid (born 1979), ice hockey player
- Rob Brown (born 1981), ice hockey player
- Ben Hollingsworth (born 1984), actor
- Conlin McCabe (born 1990), rower
- Tim Nedow (* 1990), shot putter and discus thrower
- Ben Hutton (born 1993), ice hockey player
Web links
- Official Brockville website
- Brockville History Album ( March 15, 2008 memento on the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ brockville.com: History at Location
- ↑ The Brockville Museum: The Brockville Railway Tunnel ( Memento of the original from September 20, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Victoria Building History (Eng.)
- ↑ Brockville Court House ( Memento of the original from August 29, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
