Palgrave is a suburban community, located in the Town of Caledon, Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario, Canada. It is located about 10 km north of Bolton and about 50 km northwest of Toronto. Palgrave is located east of Orangeville, south of Alliston, W of Newmarket and north of Brampton. Caledon (2001 population 50,595) is a town in the Regional Municipality of Peel in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. ... Motto: Working for you Area: 1,241. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English (de facto) Government - Lieutenant-Governor David C. Onley - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area... Bolton is the most populated village within the township of Caledon, located in the Region of Peel, approximately 50 kilometers north-west of Toronto, Canada. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ... Motto: Template:Unhide = A great place to work if you really want to live Location City Information Established: 1863 Area: 15. ... Alliston, Ontario is an Ontario community just about 90 kilometers NNW from Toronto, and about 40 km SW of Barrie, about 18 km W of Cookstown, about 10 km N of Tottenham, about 40 km NE of Orangeville and about 30 km E of Shelburne. ... Newmarket (2006 Population 74,295) is a town located approximately 45 km north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Nickname: Location in the Region of Peel, in the Province of Ontario Coordinates: , Country Province Region Peel Incorporation 1853 (village)   1873 (town)   1974 (city) Government  - Mayor Susan Fennell  - Governing Body Brampton City Council (click for members)  - MPs Navdeep Bains, Colleen Beaumier, Ruby Dhalla, Gurbax Malhi  - MPPs Vic Dhillon, Linda Jeffrey...

Geography

Palgrave is situated on the Oak Ridges Moraine, a 160 km long ridge of hilly terrain created by retreating glaciers depositing large quantities of sand and gravel sediments. The moraine is a primary source for many river systems in this part of southern Ontario. The nearby Palgrave Moraine intersects the Oak Ridges Moraine, and ultimately merges with it to the east, at the western boundary of King Township. The Humber River flows west of Palgrave. Several creeks and swampy ponds are found in the area and a former mill pond lies to the northwest. Mount Wolfe, one of the highest hills in the area, is located east of the town. The Oak Ridges Moraine is an ecologically sensitive geological landform in south central Ontario, Canada. ... This article is about geological phenomena. ... King (2001 population 18,533)[1] is a township in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The Humber, as seen from a point near the northern border of Toronto. ...

• Population (2005): 779 persons in 257 households |Town of Caledon - Population Distribution 2005
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• density: -
• Location:
  • Latitude: about 43.57 N
  • Longitude: about 79.56 W
• Area code: +1-905
• Name of inhabitants: Palgravian
• Postal code: - L0N 1P0, scheduled to change to multiple codes 17 October 2005

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History

Palgrave's Elm Tree Hotel ca. 1914. The building is currently a dental office.

The Red House Palgrave Artist David Milne painted a number of views of Palgrave.

Palgrave was originally called Buckstown after Brian Dolan, nicknamed Barney or Buck. He managed the Western Hotel after it was built in 1846. In 1869, postal authorities re-named the community Palgrave. Image File history File links Palgrave_elm_tree_hotel. ... Image File history File links Palgrave_elm_tree_hotel. ... Image File history File links The_red_house_palgrave. ... Image File history File links The_red_house_palgrave. ...

In 1877 Hamilton & North-Western Railway was constructed through the centre of Palgrave, from the southwest to the northeast. This railway was taken over by the Grand Trunk Railway in 1888, and later absorbed by Canadian National Railways. Much of the track throughout this region was damaged by flooding in 1954 as a result of Hurricane Hazel and had to be rebuilt. Palgrave was a flag station on the CNR. Although there was a station with a passenger waiting room, the Agent at this location was removed in 1931. The station was located on the west side of the track (west of Hwy 50). Scheduled passenger service ended in July 1960 and the station was removed shortly thereafter. The rails over this section were removed in 1986. 1885 map The Grand Trunk Railway (GTR) was a historic railway system which operated in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, as well as the American states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. ... The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS) is a Canadian Class I railway operated by the Canadian National Railway Company headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. ... Lowest pressure ≤937 mbar (hPa)[1] Damage $381+ million (1954 USD)[2] $3–5 billion (2005 USD) Fatalities 600 – 1,200 direct Areas affected Grenada, Haiti, Bahamas, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Toronto and southern and eastern Ontario Part of the 1954 Atlantic hurricane...

In 1906 the Canadian Pacific Railway was constructed from Bolton towards Muskoka. This line passes to the east of Palgrave and remains as part of the CP mainline between Toronto and Sudbury. An eastbound CPR freight at Stoney Creek Bridge in Rogers Pass. ... Bolton is the most populated village within the township of Caledon, located in the Region of Peel, approximately 50 kilometers north-west of Toronto, Canada. ... The Muskoka District Municipality (more generally referred to as the District of Muskoka, or simply Muskoka) is a regional municipality in Central Ontario that extends from Georgian Bay in the west, to the northern tip of Lake Couchiching in the south, to the western border of Algonquin Provincial Park in... Greater Sudbury (2001 census population 155,219) is a city in Northern Ontario. ...

Canadian artist David B. Milne (1882-1953) lived in Palgrave for a short time from 1929 to 1932 and painted a number of scenes there. His work Kitchen Chimney depicts a view of the town's Elm Tree Hotel and is part of the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

Small housing developments were built around Palgrave in the 1950s, followed by estate home development and subdivisions beginning in the late 1960s.

Places of interest

Palgrave was bisected by a line of the Hamilton & North-Western Railway (mentioned above). The line was abandoned by CN in 1986 and has since been rehabilitated and incorporated into a multi-use regional recreational trail which is part of the Caledon Trailway, The Great Pine Ridge Trail and the Trans Canada Trail. The Bruce Trail, one of Ontario's major recreational hiking trails, passes the town roughly 1.5km to the west. The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS) is a Canadian Class I railway operated by the Canadian National Railway Company headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. ... Trail in BC Trans Canada Trail pavilion in Fredericton, New Brunswick The Trans Canada Trail is a proposed 18 078 km-long trail in Canada. ... The Bruce Trail is a hiking (and multi-use) trail in southern and central Ontario, Canada. ...

Palgrave is home to the Caledon Equestrian Park.

The Albion Hills Conservation Area is located 2km south of the town and offers picnicking, camping, hiking trails, swimming, mountain biking and cross-coutry skiing.

The Palgrave Conservation Area lies on the northwest periphery of the town and offers trails for hiking and cross-coutry skiing.

Notable People

Skye Sweetnam was raised in Cedar Mills.

Settlements

• Castlederg, southwest
• Cedar Mills, south
• Cedar Meadows, southeast

Cedar Mills is an upscale subdivision 4 kilometres south of the village of Palgrave, Ontario and 6 km north of Bolton in the Town of Caledon in the Region of Peel, Ontario, Canada. ... Cedar Meadows is an upscale neighborhood which is 2 kilometres south-east of the town of Palgrave, and directly north of Cedar Mills. ...

Nearest communities

• Bolton, south
• Caledon East, west
• Hockley, north
• Schomberg, east

Bolton is the most populated village within the township of Caledon, located in the Region of Peel, approximately 50 kilometers north-west of Toronto, Canada. ... Caledon East is a small community in the town of Caledon, Ontario. ... Schomberg is an unincorporated village in northwestern King, Ontario, Canada. ...

External links

• Albion Hills Conservation Area, Toronto Region Conservation
• Bruce Trail Association
• Caledon Equestrian Park
• Caledon Trailway, enthusiast's page
• Dr. Richard Ehrlich, current owner of the historic Elm Tree Hotel building, hotel history page
• Trans Canada Trail

• Map and aerial photos
  • Street map from Mapquest
  • Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver