Dollar, Ontario

Dollar
Settlement
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Regional Municipality	York
Municipality	Markham

Elevation	200 m (656 ft)
Coordinates	43°50′41″N 79°22′56″W / 43.84472°N 79.38222°W / 43.84472; -79.38222Coordinates: 43°50′41″N 79°22′56″W / 43.84472°N 79.38222°W / 43.84472; -79.38222

Timezone	Eastern Time Zone (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4)
Area code	905, 289, 365

Location of Dollar

Dollar is a former community of Markham Township, now the city of Markham and town of Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada and was located near the corner of Leslie Street (3rd Line) and 15th Avenue (Highway 7). In 1869, Dollar was granted a post office, which was located on the north-west corner of Line 3 (Leslie Street) and 15th Avenue.^[1] In 1871 Dollar also had general store, a blacksmith shop and a church. The Zion Wesleyan Methodist Church was built about 1870 on Lot 10, Concession 3, on the east side of Line 3, just south of the intersection.^[2]

With the arrival of the railroad through Markham Village and Unionville in the 1870s, the importance of smaller communities like Dollar began to fade. When rural mail delivery was instituted in 1914, Dollar was put on Rural Route #2, Gormley.

In 1962 the name "Dollar" was rescinded and the hamlet ceased to exist. On January 1, 1971, the north side of Ontario Highway 7 was annexed to the town of Richmond Hill. The last three historical homes were demolished in 1972 to prepare for the construction of the Best Western Parkway Hotel Toronto North (Richmond Hill). Today the former hamlet of Dollar is in close proximity to Ontario Highway 404. The site of the former post office is now the Times Square shopping centre. The city of Markham is planning for significant future development on the south side of the intersection.

References

↑ See the detailed 1878 map, "Township of Markham," Illustrated historical atlas of the county of York and the township of West Gwillimbury & town of Bradford in the county of Simcoe, Ont. (Toronto: Miles & Co., 1878).
↑ See Isabel Champion, ed., Markham: 1793-1900 (Markham, ON: Markham Historical Society, 1979), pp. 233; 230; 225; 339; 158f., 180f.

Richmond Hill, Ontario

Municipality	Richmond Hill Oak Ridges Wilcox Lake

Government	Elections ‎Mayors Richmond Hill Town Council Electoral districts: Oak Ridges—Markham (federal, provincial), Richmond Hill (federal, provincial)

Education	Public: Alexander Mackenzie High School Bayview Secondary School Langstaff Secondary School Richmond Green Secondary School Richmond Hill High School Catholic: Jean Vanier Catholic High School St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic High School Private: Academy for Gifted Children Holy Trinity School

Culture	History People Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts Richmond Hill Heritage Centre

Business and services	David Dunlap Observatory Hillcrest Mall Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital Richmond Hill Public Library

Sport	Richmond Green Richmond Hill Curling Club Richmond Hill Rams

Transportation	Richmond Hill Transit Richmond Hill line Gormley GO Station Richmond Hill GO Station Langstaff GO Station Richmond Hill Centre Terminal Ontario Highway 404 Yonge Street

Town People

Communities of Markham

Angus Glen Armadale Berczy Village Box Grove Brown's Corners Buttonville Cachet Cashel Cathedraltown Cedar Grove Cornell German Mills Greensborough Langstaff Locust Hill Markham Markham Village Sherwood - Amber Glen, Old Markham Village Milliken Milnesville Mongolia Mount Joy Quantztown Raymerville - Markville East Thornhill Underwood Unionville Victoria Square Vinegar Hill Wismer Commons

Communities in other York Region municipalities King Markham Richmond Hill Vaughan Whitchurch–Stouffville

Communities of Richmond Hill, Ontario

Bayview Hill Bayview North East Beaver Creek Dollar Doncrest Elgin Mills Gormley Jefferson Jefferson Forest Lake Wilcox Langstaff Oak Ridges Richmond Hill Richvale Temperanceville Tower Hill

Communities in other York Region municipalities King Markham Richmond Hill Vaughan Whitchurch–Stouffville

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