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Kemptville is a community located in the Municipality of North Grenville in Southern (Eastern) Ontario, Canada in the northernmost part of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville. It is located approximately 56 km south of Ottawa and 2.5 to 3 km south of the Rideau River. The community can be accessed by way of the former Highway 16 and Leeds and Grenville Road 43, the former Highway 43, which links Perth and former (34 (Ontario)Alexandria ). It is now accessed by Highway 416, also known as the Veterans Memorial Highway, which was completed in 1999, via an interchange to the east on the old road to Alexandria. Kemptville is the largest community in North Grenville, holding about 23% of North Grenville's population.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Census Profile )〕 Four elementary schools are located in the two - Oxford-on-Rideau Public School, (Holy Cross Catholic School ), (Kemptville Public School ) and (South Branch Elementary School ) -, two high schools - (North Grenville District High School ) and (St. Michael Catholic High School ) -, three parks, and two hotels. The residential area is generally located in the south and east parts of the community. The main streets are Rideau, Prescott, Clothier and Van Buren streets. A creek named Kemptville Creek divides Kemptville in the southeast, where the least part of Kemptville is found. The creek begins southwest of Kemptville and empties 4 km NE into the Rideau River. Much of Kemptville is forested, especially east and north of the community. Farmland covers the rest of the area, especially the west and the southern part of the community, with some exceptions. There are some homes lying next to the farmland. ==Timeline== 1791 - Oxford-On-Rideau surveyed 1804-05 - Lyman Clothier moves into Oxford-On-Rideau 1814 - Lyman Clothier buys in Kemptville 1815 - Clothier family open sawmill, blacksmiths shop, and carding machine for weaving 1819 - First hotel opened 1821 - First Mill is opened. First store and post office follow shortly thereafter 1826 - St. James Anglican church parish is formed 1829 - "Kemptville" is formally acknowledged as the town's name; Holy Cross Parish is established 1832 - Methodist Church is erected and another hotel opens 1838 - Another carding machine and saw mill open 1843 - First Steamboat is built in Kemptville by Lyman Clothier Jr.; the Amanda named after his daughter/girlfriend on the side... 1844 - The First Grammar School is built on Clothier Street 1847 - Baptist Church is built on the North Main Street 1848 - Another mill is built which also acted as a distillery for a time 1851-52 - Population of Upper Canada: 952,004 1851 - The first Presbyterian Church is built; First stamp the 3 penny Beaver is released in Canada 1854 - The Railroad comes to Kemptville allowing for easier access to goods and trade 1855 - Kemptville Fire Department is formed; Kemptville's first paper "The Progressionist" hits the streets 1857 - Kemptville becomes incorporated 1861 - Population of Kemptville is 1059 1865 - Clothier Mills is built 1869 - Sellecks Mill is built as an egg factory; the New Methodist Church is built 1870 - First library is formed 1872 - The first Great Fire which destroys most of downtown Kemptville 1874 - The Kemptville Academy is built as the central school; the town hall is built; a hose tower is built to help combat fire in town 1879 - Memorial Church of Kemptville is built 1881 - First Steam Engine is purchased for the Fire Department 1885 - Bakery is built on 115 Clothier Street East 1888 - Holy Cross Church designed by Joseph Connolly is built; the district High School is built; the Salvation Army comes to Kemptville; Electricity comes to Kemptville via a mill which lights the Oddfellows hall for a fair 1895 - Bank of Ottawa opens (later becoming the Bank of Nova Scotia) 1899 - The Horticultural Society is formed in Kemptville 1845-1900 - The rise of the Service clubs 1910 - The worst fire of the century occurred, wiping out many of the buildings along Prescott Street 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「Kemptville」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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