South Glengarry, Ontario

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Country	Canada
South Glengarry, Ontario
Province	Ontario
County	Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
Settled	1785
Incorporated (Royal Townships)	1792
Incorporated (South Glengarry)	1998
Government
- Type	Township
- Mayor	Jim McDonell
- Governing Body	South Glengarry Council
Area
- Total	604.92 km² (233.6 sq mi)
Population (2006)^[1]
- Total	12,880
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code span	K0C
Area code(s)	613
Website: Township of South Glengarry

South Glengarry is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada on the St. Lawrence River in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.

The township was created on January 1, 1998 by amalgamating the townships of Charlottenburgh and Lancaster with the independent village of Lancaster.

1 Communities
2 History
3 Sport
4 Demographics
5 External links

[edit] Communities

The township comprises the communities of Avondale, Bainsville, Bridge End, Brown House Corner, Camerons Point, Cashions Glen, Curry Hill, Dalhousie Mills, Glen Brook, Glendale Subdivision, Glen Falloch, Glen Nevis, Glen Norman, Glenroy, Glen Walter, Green Valley, Lancaster, Loon Island, MacGillivrays Bridge, Martintown, Munroes Mills, North Branch, North Lancaster, North Lancaster Station, Pine Hill, South Lancaster, Summerstown, Summerstown Station, St. Raphaels, Tyotown and Williamstown.

[edit] History

Charlottenburgh and Lancaster were two of the original eight "Royal Townships" established along the Saint Lawrence River in Upper Canada in the 1780s. This area was first settled by United Empire Loyalists. The development of this area was encouraged by Sir John Johnson, a wealthy landowner loyal to Britain, who was forced to abandon his land holdings in New York State during the American Revolution.

Johnson built a house in Williamstown near the end of the 18th century, The Manor House, which is now a Canadian National Historic Site. A grist mill and saw mill, now gone, were also built on the same location. Williamstown also contains the oldest log house in Ontario which was built in 1784. Occupants over the years have included the Reverend John Bethune, the great great grandfather of Doctor Norman Bethune, and David Thompson, Canadian explorer.

Some of the main partners of the North West Company, including Hugh McGillis, lived in this area.

Alexander McMartin, the first person born in Upper Canada to serve in the Legislative Assembly, was from Martintown.