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Cobden is a small village in the Whitewater Region, Ontario. Located at (45° 37′37″N, 76° 52′53″W) it lies roughly halfway between Renfrew, Ontario And Pembroke, Ontario on Highway 17. A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ...
Whitewater Region is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada on the Ottawa River in Renfrew County. ...
Renfrew, Ontario, Canada is a town on the Bonnechere River in Renfrew County, located geographically in Eastern Ontario, According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census: Population: 7,942 % Change (1996-2001): -2. ...
Pembroke (2004 population 14,700 or 23,679 including the immediate surrounding area) is a city on the Ottawa River in the Ottawa Valley in eastern Ontario, Canada. ...
There are several roads named Highway 17. ...
History
Founding and Development Cobden's very existence is a circumstance of location. As Pembroke and Ottawa grew so, it seemed, did the gap between them. in the 1800's the easiest route between the two was the Ottawa River. However, the presence of rapids near Portage du Fort necessitated a land route. So in 1849 Jason Gould built a road from Portage du Fort to what would become Cobden on Muskrat lake. One could catch a steamer down the lake and then on by road to Pembroke. In 1850 Gould built a Post Office and named the fledgling settlement Cobden after Richard Cobden, member of British Parliament. In 1876 the railway came to town, and with it a bank, mill, hotels and churches. Cobden became an Incorporated Village in October 1900 This is about the river in Canada. ...
1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
Jason Gould (born December 26, 1966 in New York City), is an American actor. ...
Small-town post office and town hall in Lockhart, Alabama A post office is a facility (in most countries, a government one) where the public can purchase postage stamps for mailing correspondence or merchandise, and also drop off or pick up packages or other special-delivery items. ...
Richard Cobden Richard Cobden (June 3, 1804 - April 2, 1865) was an English manufacturer and radical politician. ...
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ...
1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ...
Today, Cobden’s location on the busy Trans-Canada Highway, known as Highway 17, makes it a convenient stopping place for the many travellers passing through the area. One of the many highlights of Cobden is its annual fair which was established in 1854 and is held in late August each year. The Cobden Fair offers several days of activities that include exhibits, cattle and horse shows, midway rides and a demolition derby. From May until October, the Farmer’s Market is located at the Cobden fairgrounds offering fresh local grown produce, homemade baking and a wide assortment of crafts.
The Astrolabe In May, 1613, French explorer Samuel de Champlain, travelled through an area very near Cobden while exploring the Ottawa River. Due to rapids, Champlain and his men were forced to portage. At this point, according to several 17th century authors, Champlain lost his Astrolabe. It stayed there for 254 years, until it was found in 1867 by Edward Lee, a 14-year-old farm boy helping his father clear trees. Edward Gave the Astrolabe to Captain Comley, a Steamboat Captain on Muskrat Lake; Lee never received the ten dollars Cowley promised him, and Cowley sold the astrolabe to his employer, President of the Ottawa Forwarding Company, R.W. Cassels. The Astrolabe eventually passed to the New York Historical Society in 1942, remaining there for 47 years, until acquired by the Department of Communications for the Canadian Museum of Civilization in 1989. See also explorations, sea explorers, astronaut, conquistador, travelogue, the History of Science and Technology and Biography. ...
Samuel de Champlain by Théophile Hamel (1870) Samuel de Champlain (c. ...
For the ship of Dumont dUrville, see Astrolabe A 16th century astrolabe. ...
1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
The New-York Historical Society is an American organization located in New York City and dedicated to the preservation of the citys history. ...
This article is about the year. ...
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1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In 1990 A special celebration was held in Cobden in honour of the astrolabe's return. The brainchild of local citizen Harold Dobson, who had gathered thousands of signatures to support bringing back the astrolabe, the event featured Fireworks, Music, and Dance. Also to commemorate the event, a time capsule was sealed outside of the local post office, to be opened in another 310 years. The site of the Astrolabe's discovery is now host to both a recreational water park, Logos Land, and a golf course, The Oaks Of Cobden. The home of Edward Lee still stands and is now the base of operations for Doddridge Piano Tuning. This article is about the year. ...
Demographics In 1991 Cobden had a population of 1026. In 1996 Cobden had a population of 1020, this is an increase of -.58%
Logos Land Located about 5 miles east of Cobden, Logos Land is a religious based water park. Built on the site of the Astrolabe's discovery Logos Land Features 5 water slides, mini-golf and a representation of Noah's ark which was recently outfitted with a Kentucky Fried Chicken/Pizza Hut Express marking the first franchise to bless the population with its presence. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...
KFC is a division of Yum! Brands, Inc. ...
Typical small town location in the U.S. Midwest. ...
Mussie Mussie is a Nessie-like creature said to reside in Muskrat Lake. It most likely doesn't exist, and if it does, is more likely a sturgeon. NESSIE (New European Schemes for Signatures, Integrity and Encryption) was a European research project funded from 2000–2003 to identify secure cryptographic primitives. ...
Species See text Sturgeon (Acipenser) is a genus of fishes, of which some twenty different species are known, from European, Asiatic and North American rivers. ...
See Also Cobden is a village located in Union County, Illinois. ...
Located 210 kilometres South West of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Cobden has a growing poulation of 1500. ...
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