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The Village of Kempenfelt
 
Simcoe County Archives & Beautiful Barrie: The City and Its People/Barrie 150 Book Project
Marker detail: 1812 survey for the village of "Kempenfelt"
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1 ► Ontario, Simcoe County, Barrie — The Lost Village of Kempenfelt — Barrie Waterfront Heritage Trail —
Divided From the Beginning Penetanguishene Road was the division line between the townships of Vespra and Oro, splitting the village into two jurisdictions. The map below shows how the streets named Front, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and Rear on the . . . — — Map (db m273794) HM
2 ► Ontario, Simcoe County, Barrie — Site of the Village of Kempenfelt —
The Penetanguishene Road, surveyed by Samuel Wilmot, was cut through from Kempenfelt to Georgian Bay during the War of 1812, under supervision of “Tiger” Dunlop. Settlement along this road began in 1819. The Government reserved 300 acres here at . . . — — Map (db m261250) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Oct. 9, 2026