Tillsonburg

Tillsonburg is a town in Oxford County, Ontario, Canada with a population of 15,872 located about 50 kilometres southeast of London, on Highway 3 at the junction of Highway 19 the closest route to Highway 401 at Ingersoll. The region was settled in 1825 by George Tillson and different migrants from Enfield, Massachusetts. A produce and sawmill were raised and streets assembled which prompted the foundation of this little network, initially called Dereham Forge.

The settlement was on the Big Otter Creek. In 1836 the town was renamed Tillsonburg out of appreciation for its originator. It was likewise in this year that the principle road, Broadway, was spread out to its full 100-foot width. Since the town was prevalently a logging and wood item focus, the road was worked to oblige the turning of three-group logging wagons. This width is presently one of a kind to Ontario and has turned into an advantage toward taking care of the weights of advanced movement by giving calculated stopping.

The expansion of Broadway north was called Plank Line and is presently known as Highway 19. The mid-nineteenth century turned out to be the initial phase in the industrialization of this region. A water framework was formulated to supply unadulterated water for local use, as well as to give water capacity to such enterprises as a sawmill, planing plant, grist process, turning factory, stoneware and a tannery. A significant number of these new foundations were either possessed, began, or financed by George Tillson.