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The Township of Dalton was a municipality located in the northwest corner of the former Victoria County, now the city of Kawartha Lakes, in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was named after Dr. John Dalton (1766–1844), an English scientist who contributed to the foundations of atomic theory. Dalton had an extensive history in logging and colonization along the Old Monck Road (Kawartha Lakes 45). Several Ghost villages dot the former township, many of them old logging/farming communities from the late 19th century. These include Ragged Rapids and Dartmoor. Some have survived since the logging days and remain inhabited, including Sadowa, Sebright, and Uphill. Back then, one of the most picturesque figures of the municipal history of the township was Joseph Thompson who was reeve for a quarter of a century. Thompson was a great hunter and many legends had been handed down concerning his prowess in the wilderness. John Dalton (1766–1844) was a scientist who pioneered modern atomic theory. John Dalton was born in 1766 in a poor weaver's family in England. He received his early education from his father and at the village school .Dalton started teching in the village at the age of 12 .In 1794,he described colour blindness.In 1808 ,Dalton presented his atomic theory to explain the properties of matter .Dalton's atomic theory of matter become one of the foundations of modern chemistry.Dalton was the first to calculate the masses of the atoms of several elements.He died in 1844. ==Geography== According to the 1996 Canadian census, the last prior to the amalgamation of Victoria County, the township has a total area of . Dalton lies mostly upon the Canadian Shield, owing its rough, impassable, lake filled landscape to the Precambrian granite. The far south and west of the township lie on the limestone plateau, and contain the only roads and inhabitants.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/topo/map?mapsize=800%20600&lat=44.7658333331&long=-79.1094444462&mapxy=1268079.26318+-315676.036085&scale=75000&feature_na=Dalto )〕 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「Dalton Township, Ontario」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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