Port Burwell, Ontario
Port Burwell is a community on the north shore of Lake Erie, in the municipality of Bayham in Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.[1][2] It is situated at the mouth of Big Otter Creek.
History
Originally part of Bayham Township, Port Burwell was surveyed in 1830 by Mahlon Burwell, surveyor for land grant recipient Colonel Thomas Talbot. A bustling port and rail terminal for much of its history, Port Burwell was incorporated as a village in 1949. It was reamalgamated with Bayham and the Village of Vienna to form an expanded Township of Bayham in 1998.
In November 2012, HMCS Ojibwa - a retired 'cold war' submarine was placed in a permanent site as part of a Museum of Naval History. It has already become an iconic attraction and it is expected to draw tens of thousands annually.[3]
References
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- Port Burwell & Area Business Development Association
- Port Burwell Lighthouse
- Trinity Anglican Church
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