Beeton
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Beeton is a small community located in southern
New Tecumseth. Beeton was named for a local apiary. Formerly known as Clarksville for Robert Clark, an early settler; the name changed to Beeton in 1878[3] with possible reference to David Allanson Jones, postmaster and Bee King of Canada.[4]
Demographics
- Population: 3,891 (2016 Census)
- Location: Ontario, Canada
- Postal code: L0G 1A0
- Area code: +1-North American area code 905
- Elevation: about 200 m (700 ft)
Education
Beeton has one public elementary school (Tecumseth Beeton Elementary School) and one Catholic elementary school (Monsignor J.E Ronan Catholic School).
Railway
Beeton was a stop on the
Canadian National Railways. Canadian Pacific Railway constructed a second line just to the west of town, and the CNR right-of-way was closed in the 1970s. The portion of the CNR railway running from Beeton south to Tottenham is now used for the South Simcoe Railway, a heritage railway
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See also
References
44°05′03″N 79°47′09″W / 44.08417°N 79.78583°W
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