Yatton | |
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  Yatton Location of Yatton in Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 43°59′N 80°59′W / 43.983°N 80.983°W | |
| Country | 
Canada |
| Province |
Ontario |
| County | Wellington County |
| Elevation | 380 m (1,250 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 ( EST) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 ( EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 905, 519 |
Yatton is an unincorporated rural community in Mapleton Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada. [1]
History
The area was settled by people in the early 1820s, when Black Loyalists, African-Canadians and African-American immigrants arrived to the wilderness of the Queen's Bush. The majority was settled down between Peel Township (Wellington County) and Wellesley Township ( Waterloo County). Until the late 1840s the Queen's Bush remained an unorganized territory. Three African-Canadian churches was constructed in the Queen's Bush and one of them was in Yatton, reverend Samuel H. Brown established that on his farm. [2] [3]
References
- ^ "Mapleton". Statistics Canada. November 2, 2016.
- ^ The Great Fire of 1916
- ^ Linda Brown-Kubisch: The Queen's Bush Settlement, Black Pioneers, 1839-1876, page 73., ISBN 978-1-896219-85-1
Yatton | |
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Yatton Location of Yatton in Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 43°59′N 80°59′W / 43.983°N 80.983°W | |
| Country |
Canada |
| Province |
Ontario |
| County | Wellington County |
| Elevation | 380 m (1,250 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 ( EST) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 ( EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 905, 519 |
Yatton is an unincorporated rural community in Mapleton Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada. [1]
History
The area was settled by people in the early 1820s, when Black Loyalists, African-Canadians and African-American immigrants arrived to the wilderness of the Queen's Bush. The majority was settled down between Peel Township (Wellington County) and Wellesley Township ( Waterloo County). Until the late 1840s the Queen's Bush remained an unorganized territory. Three African-Canadian churches was constructed in the Queen's Bush and one of them was in Yatton, reverend Samuel H. Brown established that on his farm. [2] [3]
References
- ^ "Mapleton". Statistics Canada. November 2, 2016.
- ^ The Great Fire of 1916
- ^ Linda Brown-Kubisch: The Queen's Bush Settlement, Black Pioneers, 1839-1876, page 73., ISBN 978-1-896219-85-1