Victoria Road, Ontario
Place in Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Victoria Road is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the single-tier municipality of Kawartha Lakes. The village was built around a station on the Toronto and Nipissing Railway, which was constructed in 1872[1] where the line crossed Victoria Colonization Road (today Kawartha Lakes Road 35), which was built between 1859 and 1861, named after the county that was named after Queen Victoria,[2] and passes through the village. For a time, the village was known as "The City of Peace" and "The Road."[1] The station—the second last on the line—served the community and area until the last train passed through in 1965, after which the tracks were lifted.
Victoria Road | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 44°35′46″N 78°56′19″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
Municipality | Kawartha Lakes |
Founded | 1872 |
Elevation | 259 m (850 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone) |
FSA | K0M |
Area code | 705 |
Victoria Road is located on the north-eastern tip of Mitchell Lake. Like most of the surrounding area, the soil is extremely thin, at times less than 2 inches (5 cm) thick, resulting in very little farmland in the area.[3] At the peak of the village, it contained several small industries and three hotels.[1]
An 1881 survey map lists it as the village of Bexley, with the railroad station listed as Victoria Road Station.[4]