Foxboro, Ontario
Foxboro is a community located in southern
Nearest places
- Stirling, northwest (distance: 12 km)
- Plainfield, northeast (distance: about 6 km)
- Belleville, south (distance: 10 km from the centre)
- Frankford, west (distance: about 23 km)
Geography and information
The area around Foxboro is made up of hills, farmlands, and forests within the valley and hilly areas. The main industries until the mid-20th century were agriculture and cheese making. The downtown section features a few shops on Ashley Street (formerly Main Street) where Highways 14 and 62 used to pass, as well as on North Main Street and Old Madoc Road. The village was originally called Smithville, after its founder Smith Demorest, who built a modern clapboard house in 1810 on the Fifth Concession. The house still stands today at the corner of Main St. and the Fifth Concession. [citation needed]
Other
Foxboro features a school, churches, a few car mechanics, an architectural woodshop, a convenience store as well as a Foodland, banks (ATM only), and several parks. [citation needed]
See also
44°14′46″N 77°26′04″W / 44.24611°N 77.43444°W[2]
References
- ^ See Neill Ellis
- ^ "Foxboro". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved November 19, 2010.