Alfred and Plantagenet
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Alfred and Plantagenet is a Franco-Ontarian township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell. Located approximately Script error: No such module "convert". from downtown Ottawa at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the South Nation River.
The township was formed on January 1, 1997, through the amalgamation of the townships of Alfred and North Plantagenet and the villages of Alfred and Plantagenet.[1]
Plantagenet is named after the House of Plantagenet, the royal house established by King Henry II. The township was settled in 1811-12, and its post office opened in 1838.[2]
Near the town of Alfred, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources has designated the Alfred Bog as "a provincially significant wetland and an Area of Natural and Scientific Interest." Species of interest include the palm warbler, northern pitcher-plant, pink lady's-slipper, cottongrass, bog elfin and bog copper butterflies, and ebony boghaunter dragonfly. It also hosts one of the most southerly herds of moose. The bog is open to the public with a Script error: No such module "convert". boardwalk for nature walks.[3]
University of Guelph-Ontario Agricultural College's Alfred College was located here until 2015.
Communities
The township comprises the communities of Alfred, Alfred Station, Blue Corners, Centrefield, Coin Gratton, Curran, Glenburn, Jessups Falls, Lefaivre, Pendleton, Plantagenet, Plantagenet Station, Rockdale, Senecal, The Rollway, Treadwell, Wendover, and Westminster. The township administrative offices are located in Plantagenet.
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Main street in Alfred
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Skyline of Plantagenet
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Wendover
Demographics
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Attractions
Alfred is home to the Canadian Pinball Museum, which preserves approximately 70 machines.[5][6]
See also
- List of municipalities in Ontario
- List of townships in Ontario
- List of francophone communities in Ontario
References
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External links
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