45 Beatty St., |
Ontario Tourism Region : Northeastern Ontario
Description From Owner:
- Pop. 718. In Nipissing T., Parry Sound Dist., on South R., 6 km S of L. Nipissing and Hwys 534 & 654, 30 km S of North Bay.
- Settlement started with completion of the Rosseau-Nipissing Rd., authorized by the government in 1864 and open for winter traffic by 1873.
- A post office was established in 1870 as Nipissingan and changed in 1881 to Nipissing, a First Nations Peoples word meaning 'little water.' The same name was given to L. Nipissing, relating its size to nearby Georgian Bay and Lake Huron.
Map Below gives Canadian Geographical Names
Natural Resources Canada in the District of Parry Sound.
Natural Resources Canada in the District of Parry Sound.
Address of this page: http://on.ruralroutes.com/nipissing