Glengarry County, Ontario

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Glengarry County area 288,688 acres (1,168 km²) is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.

Glengarry was created in 1792 ,of Scottish loyalists mainly of the Clan MacDonnell from the Mohawk Valley. The County was named for the Scottish Glen where the Macdonell family had its home. The original territory of Glengarry also included Prescott County, which became a separate county in 1800.

Glengarry later merged with Stormont and Dundas to form the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.

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Glengarry was originally divided east and west into Charlottenburg and Lancaster townships and then eventually divided into 4 townships. Only recently it has been divided into North and South Glengarry

Source: Province of Ontario -- A History 1615 to 1927 by Jesse Edgar Middletwon & Fred Landon, copyright 1927, Dominion Publishing Company, Toronto

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Coordinates: 45°15′N, 74°35′W