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Description: Located on the southeast corner of Oxford Road 6 and Oxford Road 8, north of Embro. In 1830 Gabriel Youngs came from New York State and purchased 1000 acres of land surrounding these crossroads. The Great Western Hotel build on this site before 1850 served settlers travelling from Beachville to Stratford. This being the central point of the Township, the West Zorra Council met here from 1850 to 1911. A post office was located in the hotel from 1874 to 1902. A blacksmith shop, carriage-works and dwellings were located here and in 1866 a school was built. The school and hotel were demolished in the 1960's.
Address: 376194 37th Line
City: Embro
Province: Ontario

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21 Reeve Street, P.O Box
1614, Woodstock, Ontario
N4S 7Y3

Tel: 519-539-9800
Fax: 519-537-1053

General Email: customerservice@oxfordcounty.ca 
Email HR (Job Opportunities): hr@oxfordcounty.ca

Office Hours:
Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(open during lunch)

For an emergency outside of regular hours, please call 1-800-755-0394 and listen for instructions for after-hours emergency calls.

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