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Living Springs is an unincorporated rural community in Centre Wellington Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.[1][2] The settlement was part of West Garafraxa Township until 1999.[3][4]

Living Springs
Unincorporated rural community
Sideroad 15 at Irvine Creek in Living Springs, 2017
Living Springs
Living Springs
Coordinates: 43°45′28″N 80°24′08″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CountyWellington
TownshipCentre Wellington
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNBC CodeFBZWY[1]

Irvine Creek flows through the settlement.


History


Reinforced concrete bowstring arch bridge over Irvine Creek in Living Springs, 1937[5]
Reinforced concrete bowstring arch bridge over Irvine Creek in Living Springs, 1937[5]

A post office was located in Living Springs from 1885 to 1914.[6]

The settlement had a school in 1908, and semi-weekly stage coach service in 1910.[4][7]

A chapter of the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario was located in Living Springs from 1925 to 1995.[8]

Prior to the 1930s, a shingle mill was located at the settlement.[9]


References


  1. "Living Springs". Natural Resources Canada. October 6, 2016.
  2. "Centre Wellington". Statistics Canada. November 2, 2016.
  3. "Restructuring Flashnews Municipal Restructuring Summary Table". Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  4. Province of Ontario Gazetteer and Directory, 1910 - 1911. Union Publishing. 1911. p. 552.
  5. "Grand Old Bridges: The Grand River Watershed Bridge Inventory" (PDF). Grand River Conservation Authority. April 6, 2004.
  6. "Living Spring". Library and Archives Canada. May 27, 2014.
  7. Lovell's Gazetteer of the Dominion of Canada (PDF). John Lovell & Son. 1908. p. 602.
  8. "Living Springs Women's Institute". Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  9. Templin, Hugh (1933). Fergus: The Story of a Little Town. Fergus News-Record. p. 292.[permanent dead link]


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