Founding of Strathroy
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In 1830 James Buchanan, the British Consul at New York City, acquired a tract of 485 ha of unsettled land in Adelaide Township. He transferred control of the property to his son, John Stewart Buchanan (1815-1875), who settled there within the next two years. By 1836 John had built a sawmill and grist-mill on the Sydenham River. These pioneer industries formed the nucleus of a settlement which was named Strathroy by James Buchanan after his birthplace in County Tyrone, Ireland. The construction of a branch line of the Great Western Railway through Strathroy in 1856 further stimulated the community's development, and it was incorporated in 1860.
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The County of Middlesex
The Township of Strathroy-Caradoc
In Strathroy, at City Hall
on the west side of Frank Street just south of Centre Street
Also recorded for this place: The County of Middlesex
N 42 57.389 W 81 37.467
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