Columbus, Ontario

at , Oshawa , L1G, L1H Canada

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Description

Columbus is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the city of Oshawa.The main road is Columbus Rd. There is one church serving the area on Simcoe St. There is also one golf course. One bus serves the area on its way to Port Perry and Uxbridge from Durham College. It runs every two hours.There are a few farms in the area dotting Ritson Road and Simcoe Street. The village's population is about 325. Most people commute to Oshawa or Toronto. The nearest grocery store is at Port Perry or Oshawa. Columbus is about 15 minutes from Oshawa and 60 minutes from Toronto.HistoryThe first settlers to the village in 1830 were surnames such as: Adams, Ashton, Roberts, Clark, Grass, Power, Perreman, Wilcoxson and others; of Irish descent were the Howden brothers. The community was first known as English Corners because most of the land was sold to people of some wealth, most of whom were English. When the post office was established in 1847, the community was named Columbus, possibly after the 15th century explorer Christopher Columbus. Its first postmaster was Robert Skirving.In 1853, the first council for the Township of East Whitby was formed, and the first reeve was John Ratcliffe. From this point in time on to 1870 the village grew to over 300 inhabitants. The village had: a township hall, 4 churches, blacksmiths, a post office, an Orange Hall, stores, carpenters, shoe shops, tailors, dressmakers, mills, asheries, copper shops, a tannery, a furniture factory, a harness shop, and 4 hotels.

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Summary

Columbus, Ontario is Oshawa based place and this enity listed in Neighborhood category. L1G, L1H.