Fenelon Township

Fenelon Township within former Victoria County

The Township of Fenelon was a municipality located in the centre of the former Victoria County, now the city of Kawartha Lakes, in the Canadian province of Ontario. The township was named after François de Salignac de La Mothe-Fenelon (1641–1715, not to be confused with his more famous half-brother of the same name), who founded a missionary on the Bay of Quinte.[1]


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References

  1. Rayburn, Alan. Place Names in Ontario. University of Toronto Press. p. 118.

Coordinates: 44°28′N 78°47′W / 44.467°N 78.783°W / 44.467; -78.783


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