Ruskview
Ruskview
Unincorporated rural community in Ontario, Canada
Ruskview is an unincorporated rural community in Mulmur Township, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada.[1][2]
Ruskview | |
|---|---|
Unincorporated rural community | |
| Coordinates: 44°14′08″N 80°07′18″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| County | Dufferin |
| Township | Mulmur |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNBC Code | FCMZK[1] |
Located within the Niagara Escarpment, on the highest bluff overlooking the Pine River valley, Ruskview has been described as "the most scenic of the Escarpment's ghost towns", with a view described as "spectacular".[3][4][5][6]
The first settler was Joseph Lennox, who purchased crown land here in 1848.[4]
The settlement was called "Blackbank" until 1875, when that name was given to a settlement a short distance west. In 1883, a post office opened at the original Blackbank and was named "Ruskview", after William Rusk, an early settler, as well as for the scenic view of the valley from the settlement.[4][7] Mail was brought to Ruskview twice weekly by horseback or by foot, delivered by 15 year-old Seymour Newell. The first postmaster was Joseph Reid, who had built a house, store, and blacksmith shop. A second blacksmith shop later opened at the settlement.[4]
A school was built in the early 1890s, and a Temperance Lodge had been founded by 1895.[4][8] In 1908, an Orange Lodge was founded.[4] That same year, Ruskview was noted as having a sawmill.[9] In 1914, a branch of the Federated Women's Institute was founded.[10]
The post office closed in 1916.[7]
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- "Ruskview". Natural Resources Canada. October 6, 2016.
- "SGC 2011 - 3522016 - Mulmur - Census subdivision". Statistics Canada. November 2, 2016. Archived from the original on Aug 8, 2020.
- Hewitt, D. F. (1971). "The Niagara Escarpment" (PDF). Ontario Department of Mines and Northern Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on Oct 29, 2017.
- "Mulmur Township Settlement Area Descriptions and Signs" (PDF). Mulmur Township. Archived from the original (PDF) on Oct 29, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- Kelly, Deirdre (March 28, 2008). "Old Country Store at a Celebrity Crossroads". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on Jan 1, 2024.
- "2014 Special Events & Activities Guide" (PDF). Dufferin County Museum and Archives. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on Mar 12, 2016.
- "Ruskview". Library and Archives Canada. May 27, 2014.[dead link]
- "County Cream - District Deeds". The Northern Advance. March 7, 1895. Archived from the original on Oct 29, 2017 – via Barrie Public Library Digital Collections.
- Mercer, Adam G. (1908). Lovell's Gazetteer of the Dominion of Canada. J. Lovell. pp. 800.
- "Ruskview Women's Institute". Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario Digital Collections. Archived from the original on Oct 29, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.