Port Dover, Ontario
Port Dover, Ontario
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Port Dover is an unincorporated community and former town located in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada on the north shore of Lake Erie.
The community was the subject of an American raid during the War of 1812, on May 14, 1814.In 1835, Port Dover was incorporated as a village and later as a town. In 1974, the town was amalgamated into the new city of Nanticoke within the Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk. In 2001, Nanticoke and all other municipalities within the region were dissolved and the region was divided into two single tier municipalities with city-status but called counties. Port Dover is now an unincorporated community in Ward 6 of Norfolk County.
The Canadian Coast Guard stationed the Cape-class motor lifeboat CCGS Cape Lambton in the community in 2005.
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The community was the subject of an American raid during the War of 1812, on May 14, 1814.In 1835, Port Dover was incorporated as a village and later as a town. In 1974, the town was amalgamated into the new city of Nanticoke within the Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk. In 2001, Nanticoke and all other municipalities within the region were dissolved and the region was divided into two single tier municipalities with city-status but called counties. Port Dover is now an unincorporated community in Ward 6 of Norfolk County.
The Canadian Coast Guard stationed the Cape-class motor lifeboat CCGS Cape Lambton in the community in 2005.
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