A History of Canning Lake: the origins of settlement in Minden and Snowdon Townships and tracing property ownership

Title

A History of Canning Lake: the origins of settlement in Minden and Snowdon Townships and tracing property ownership

Author

Assad, Nick

Host Organization

Canning Lake Property Owners' Association Inc
Host contact: Mitchell, Jim

Supervising Faculty

Wurtele, Susan
Department: Geography

Reference Number

TP-409

Date

2003

Location of Document

U-Links Office and online

Area

Minden, Snowdon

Subject

History of settlement around Canning Lake

Abstract

Settlement around Canning Lake begins with the settlement of Haliburton and Peterborough Counties, and in the broader context, the settlement of Upper Canada. The paper looks at themes emerging from such settlement enterprises, especially that of the pattern of settlement resulting from government initiated colonisation roads and the character of the land itself.

Settlement in Southern Ontario via navigable waterways is described, leading to 1850- when most of Upper Canada was occupied and the need to look further afield.

The construction of the Bobycageon Colonisation Road in 1857 and the subsequent settlement pattern is outlined with particular emphasis on logging, farming, and cottage settlement. Several appendices accompany the paper.

Publisher

Trent University

Files

Reference

Assad, Nick, A History of Canning Lake: the origins of settlement in Minden and Snowdon Townships and tracing property ownership, Trent University, 2003