Brussels (Ontario)
Huron County, Ontario, Canada, located within the municipality of Huron East. It was originally called Ainleyville. The name was changed in the 1870s when a branch line of the Grand Trunk Railway from Guelph came through the town.
Brussels is a community inFormerly an incorporated village in its own right, Brussels had a population of 1,143 in the Canada 2001 Census.[1] It was amalgamated into the municipality of Huron East on January 1, 2001.
The Ronald Streamer, a piece of firefight equipment, was made in Brussels.[2] Brussels is 16 miles north of Seaforth, Ontario. Brussels was created as the village of Ainleyville in 1855, founded by William Ainley. back in the late 1800's Brussels had a post office, a flour mill, a grist mill, a sawmill, a hair salon, and a fanning mill.
Notable people
- Harry Dean Ainlay, former mayor of Edmonton, Alberta
References
- ↑ Canada 2001 Census Community Profiles: Brussels, Ontario. Statistics Canada.
- ↑ Apparatus. The Firefighters Museum, Winnipeg, abgerufen am 7. Juli 2007.
"The Settlement Of Huron County" by James Scott.
External links
- Village of Brussels website
- Statistics Canada - Economic Regions 2001: Huron County
- Ontario Rural Routes: Brussels Fair
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