Douro-Dummer
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Douro-Dummer is a township in central-eastern Ontario, Canada, in Peterborough County along the Trent-Severn Waterway. It was formed on January 1, 1998, through the amalgamation of Douro and Dummer Townships.[1]
The township is the site of drumlins known as the Drumlins of Douro, and home of the Warsaw Caves (near the community of Warsaw).
Douro's general store was run by the same family since 1896, Patrick George Towns after moving the store opened in his hometown Peterborough in 1892; however, it closed its doors for the last time in Sunday, September 4, 2016.[2] It was reopened as Towns and Leahy Merchantile and Deli in 2017, but it was destroyed by a fire in 2018.[3]
Communities
The township comprises the communities of:
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- Centre Dummer
- Clarina
- Cottesloe
- Crowe's Landing
- Donwood
- Douro
- Five Corners - referring to convergence of Douro Seventh Line, Nassau Road and Peterborough County Road 4
- Galesburg - south of Clear Lake
- Guerin - along Indian River
- Hall's Glen
- parts of Stony Lake, including McCracken's Landing and Juniper Island
- South Beach
- South Dummer
- Warsaw - south end of Quarry Lake and seat of municipal government
- Young's Point
History
The area was historically inhabited by Mississaugas First Nations. After the Rice Lake Treaty #20 was signed in 1818, in which Script error: No such module "convert". of land north of Rice Lake were surrendered, both Douro and Dummer townships were opened for settlement. Douro Township was named in honour of one of the battles in the Peninsula War. In 1823, Dummer Township was surveyed, and in 1831, 2,000 Irish and English settlers arrived there to begin colonization, who were granted Script error: No such module "convert". of land per family. In 1841, the first post office in Dummer Township opened. By that time, both townships were fully settled.[4][5][6]
Demographics
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Local government
Douro-Dummer is governed by a mayor, deputy-mayor and three councillors. As of the 2022 election, the elected council members are:
- Mayor: Heather Watson
- Deputy Mayor: Harold Nelson
- Councillor at Large: Thomas G. Watt
- Councillors:
- Ward 1: Ray Johnston
- Ward 2: Adam Vervoort
Notable people
- Ronnie Hawkins, American-born Canadian musician, Rockabilly Legend (resident 1970-2017)
- Leahy, Canadian folk rock band (family homestead)
- Susanna Moodie 1803-1885, Pioneer, English-born Canadian writer and newspaper editor (former resident 1832-1840)
- Catharine Parr Traill 1802-1899, Pioneer, English-born Canadian writer, naturalist and sister of Susanna Moodie (former resident 1832-1840)
See also
References
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External links
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