Hickson, Ontario

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Hickson is a village with a population of 400 in the township of East Zorra-Tavistock, in Oxford County, Ontario, Canada. It is located at the intersection of Highway 59 and County Road 8, approximately 13 kilometres north of Woodstock and 10 kilometres south of Tavistock.

Hickson was founded in 1876 when the town of Strathallen was bypassed by the new Port Dover and Lake Huron Railway, which went in east of the anticipated location. A new village was created at the whistle-stop, and Strathallan slowly faded away as community members relocated. The new village was named after Sir Joseph Hickson, the general manager of the Grand Trunk Railway, who never saw the village in his lifetime. Curiously, the Hickson Centennial was celebrated erroniously in 1978 on unreliable information.

Hickson has only 3 streets in addition to Highway 59, which is also know as Harwood Street: Lovey's Street, John Street, and King Cresecent. Hickson is home to Hickson Central Public School (elementary), a public park, the East-Zorra Tavistock township hall and volunteer fire department, Hickson Library, a post office, and several small businesses.