Ruskview, Ontario

Ruskview is an unincorporated rural community in Mulmur Township, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada.[1][2]

Ruskview
Unincorporated rural community
Ruskview
Ruskview
Coordinates: 44°14′08″N 80°07′18″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CountyDufferin
TownshipMulmur
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNBC CodeFCMZK[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]

History

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]

A view of the Pine River valley from Ruskview. The home on the right was formerly the general store and post office.[5]

References
  1. "Ruskview". Natural Resources Canada. October 6, 2016.
  2. "Mulmur". Statistics Canada. November 2, 2016.
  3. Hewitt, D. F. (1971). "The Niagara Escarpment" (PDF). Ontario Department of Mines and Northern Development.
  4. "Mulmur Township Settlement Areas and Signs" (PDF). Mulmur Township. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  5. Kelly, Deirdre (March 28, 2008). "Old Country Store at a Celebrity Crossroads". The Globe and Mail.
  6. "2014 Special Events & Activities Guide" (PDF). Dufferin County Museum and Archives. 2014.
  7. "Ruskview". Library and Archives Canada. May 27, 2014.
  8. "County Cream - District Deeds". The Northern Advance. March 7, 1895.
  9. Mercer, Adam, G. (1908). Lovell's Gazetteer of the Dominion of Canada. J. Lovell. pp. 800.
  10. "Ruskview Women's Institute". Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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