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Blackburn Hamlet is a suburban community in Innes Ward, in the east end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Before the 2001 amalgamation of the city of Ottawa, it was in the city of Gloucester. It is surrounded by rural areas and contains several older and newer areas of settlement. According to the Canada 2011 Census, its population was 8,237.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Census Profile 5050125.02 )〕 Often referred to by the locals as simply "Blackburn," it is one of only two suburban areas (the other being Bells Corners) surrounded by National Capital Commission (NCC) Greenbelt lands as well as Canadian Federal Conservation Authority lands and Lands owned by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/dfrp-rbif/pn-nb/08533-eng.aspx )〕 which were formerly the National Defence Proving Grounds. Together, these lands form part of Ottawa's "Greenbelt" and provide Blackburn Hamlet residents and visitors with over 250 km of hiking and cross country skiing trails. Blackburn is represented at city council but there is active community volunteer involvement as well through the Blackburn Community Association (BCA). Many activities, clubs, events and committees are run through the BCA.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://blackburnhamlet.ca/ )〕 Blackburn Hamlet took its name from Robert Blackburn, former Member of Parliament for Russell.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://neighbourhoodstudy.ca/blackburn-hamlet/ )〕 ==History== The earliest settlers to the area arrived between 1803 and 1811, most of whom were of English or Irish descent.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ottawaliving.ca/community.php?community_id=42 )〕 In the early 19th century, the area was called "Green's Creek" after Robert Green who operated a sawmill on the creek. By 1834, the timber was exhausted and the government lands had been sold to farmers who began to settle in the area. These people had to clear their own land and build their own roads and schools. In 1850, Richard Dagg donated the land for the first school in Blackburn. The area was subsequently called "Daggsville" after three families that settled there.〔 John Kemp and his family were one of the early settlers of Blackburn. When the first school burned down in 1915, a second school was built on the Kemp property where Blackburn Public School was located.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.gloucesterhistory.com/2008-Vol.9%20No.%202-Summer.pdf )〕 Agnes Purdy and her husband William settled on Lot 9 across from St Mary the Virgin Anglican Church on Navan Road. Four generations of Purdys farmed the land until the NCC expropriated the farm for the Greenbelt. Agnes was significant as a major fundraiser for the church and as school board secretary for 20 years.〔 Innes Road running through the Hamlet was named after Alexander Innes who owned a farm further west than Blackburn Hamlet. He also ran the toll road -Russell Rd. heading east from St. Laurent Blvd. He was survived by John Innes who was reeve of Gloucester Township.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://datab.us/i/Innes%20Road )〕 Isaiah Scharfe settled on a lot near Emily Carr School, four generations lived in Blackburn on what is now Innes Road. Some of the hamlet streets are named after these, and other early settlers, Kemp, Cleroux, Tauvette.〔 In 1858, Joshua Bradley settled in Blackburn. It was through the efforts of his son William Bradley and Robert Blackburn, (Reeve in 1864, then MP) that a post office was secured in 1876 and it was then that the area became known as "Blackburn".〔 The settlement during these times was divided in two, the area of "Blackburn Corners", located around the existing intersection of Navan and Innes Rds; and "Blackburn Station", the area around the existing intersection of Anderson and Innes Rds. In 1958, the government gave authority to the NCC to establish a Greenbelt.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ncc-ccn.gc.ca/sites/default/files/pubs/NCC-Greenbelt-Master-Plan-Summary-1996.pdf#page=19 )〕 Landowner Michael Budd and Costain Estates Ltd were key players in the creation and construction of the community as it is today, and it was renamed "Blackburn Hamlet". In 1967 the first residents moved in. Budd Gardens is operated by Budd's two sons on land now rented from the NCC and both families live in Blackburn.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.buddgardens.com/resources/blackburn-blog )〕 Bob MacQuarrie was a Gloucester Councillor from 1958 to 1966 and was instrumental in providing to the Council and the NCC the feasibility of installing services to the Hamlet. MacQuarrie served as Deputy Reeve and Reeve 1969 to 1978 and as MPP 1981–85. Most of the homes were built in the 1960s and 1970s.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blackburn Hamlet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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