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Encyclopedia > Cooksville, Ontario

Cooksville


The former town of Cooksville was amalgamated into the City of Mississauga in 1967. Centered around the intersection of the former Ontario Provincial Highway 5 and Ontario provincial highway 10, the old town of Cooksville now makes up the centre of the City of Mississauga. Dundas Street showing the 506 Carlton Streetcar (the 505 Dundas Street streetcar also runs along Dundas), with Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) in background. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Motto: Pride in our past, Faith in our future Area: 288. ...


Cooksville was an important stage coach stop along the Dundas highway (formerly Highway 5), which was carved out of the wilderness after a survey by Asa Danforth in 1798. The Danforth, also known as Toronto, Ontarios Greektown, refers to the business area along Danforth Avenue between Broadview and Pape Avenues. ...


Jacob Cook, for whom the area is believed to be named, bought 100 acres at Highways 5 and 10 for $30 in 1819.


The entrepreneur won the contract to deliver the mail from York (Toronto) to Niagara, operated several stage coach lines, was the local magistrate and built the Cooksville House, the first licensed tavern in the area at the northwest corner of Dundas and Hurontario in 1829. Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ... Niagara can refer to many different things: Niagara Falls Niagara Falls State Park Niagara River Fort Niagara Niagara Escarpment Niagara University Niagara County, New York Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario Niagara County, New York Niagara grape Niagara (ship) Niagara (film) This also includes several cities: Niagara, North Dakota Niagara, Wisconsin Niagara...


Cooksville grew in size and influence until the Great Fire of 1852 razed much of it.


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The former community of Cooksville, in Ontario, Canada, was centered around the intersection of the former Ontario Provincial Highway 5 and Ontario provincial highway 10, the old town of Cooksville now makes up the centre of the City of Mississauga.
Cooksville was an important stage coach stop along the Dundas highway (formerly Highway 5), which was carved out of the wilderness after a survey by Asa Danforth in 1798.
The entrepreneur won the contract to deliver the mail from York (Toronto) to Niagara, operated several stage coach lines, was the local magistrate and built the Cooksville House, the first licensed tavern in the area at the northwest corner of Dundas and Hurontario streets in 1829.
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