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Coboconk is a community in the city of Kawartha Lakes, in the south-central portion of the Canadian province of Ontario. The village lies at the junction of Highway 35 and former Highway 48, on the northern tip of Balsam Lake, the highest point on the Trent–Severn Waterway. Coboconk has a rich and unique history amongst the villages of Kawartha Lakes, and has played a prominent role in the logging, limestone, and tourism industries of the region over the past 150 years. == History == Coboconk was first settled in 1851 with the building of a saw mill on the Krosh-qua-bo-Konk River (later anglicized to the Gull River) by John Bateman,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://www.vccap.org/coboconk/history.htm )〕 and like many villages in central Ontario, it served the lumber trade of the area, which was clearing the forests of pine, hemlock and spruce, and sending the logs downstream for processing. In 1859 the village name was anglicized by the establishment of a post office.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Library and Archives Canada )〕 The name is a translation of the two Indian names for the village, which came from the name of the river: ''Ko-ash-kob-o-cong'', translating to ''"the part of the river where a portage of a few rods needs to be made"'' and ''Quash-qua-be-conk'', translating to ''"where the gulls nest."'' In October, 1859, a bylaw was passed by the United Council in Bobcaygeon, permitting the construction of ''The Cameron Road'' from Fenelon Falls, then known as Cameron's Falls after the initial settler of the area, through Rosedale, then called Rosa Dale, after the wife of Mr. Cameron, and into Coboconk. The forced road cut through lots fronting Balsam Lake, and was little more than a dirt trail for many years.〔 When the Department of Northern Development was absorbed into the Department of Highways on April 1, 1937, ''The Cameron Road'' was designated as part of Highway 35. In November 1872, the Toronto and Nipissing Railway reached Coboconk and a station was built. The station was named ''Shedden'' after the president of the railway, causing the town to be renamed to that on June 1, 1873. The name would hold until December 1, 1880, when local residents had the town renamed Coboconk.〔 The line served the village for some time into the mid-twentieth century. The advent of local mail delivery coupled with the building of highways into the area eventually led to the demise of the line. The tracks were lifted in 1965, and the station moved to its present location in the Laidlaw Heritage Village, overlooking Legion Park in 1995. It is not the original station, however, and was built after the old station burnt down due to a lightning strike on August 4, 1908.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://www.city.kawarthalakes.on.ca/residents/parks-recreation-culture/arts-culture-heritage/heritage-museums#The_Sheddon_Area_Historical_Society )〕 Coboconk was home to several grist and lumber mills, as well as brick kilns for several brick makers, including the Toronto Brick Company and the Canada Lime Company, which continued to operate into the mid-twentieth century, and a large limestone quarry.〔 While most of the mills have been torn down, the kilns remain in place on Queen street, and are visible as one enters the village from the south on Highway 35. When the Rosedale lock (Now lock 35 of the Trent-Severn Waterway) was completed in 1873, Coboconk became the furthest point one could travel from Lake Ontario. It remained as such for over three decades during a period when the construction of the Trent ceased due to political and financial turmoil. With the opening of the Kirkfield Lift Locks in 1907,〔Government of Ontario Plaque at Kirkfield Lift Lock〕 travel beyond Coboconk became possible. On May 16, 1877, the central island of the village was destroyed by major fire which started in the local Key Hotel.〔 On January 1, 2001, being located within Bexley and Somerville townships, Coboconk was incorporated into the newly formed city of Kawartha Lakes. 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「Coboconk」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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