Scotch Block, Ontario
Unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Scotch Block, Cockburn Island, Ontario
Scotch Block is an unincorporated community in Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada.[1]
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Scotch Block | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Coordinates: 43°34′19″N 79°57′39″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
Regional municipality | Halton |
Town | Halton Hills |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNBC Code | FDVUT[1] |
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Settlers arrived in the early 1800s, and Scotch Block encompassed approximately 35 square kilometres (10 sq mi) of agricultural land in southwestern Esquesing Township.[2]
Sixteen Mile Creek flows through the settlement, and the present-day Scotch Block Dam and Reservoir is located there.[3] Scotch Block is located on the Niagara Escarpment,[4] and a portion of the Bruce Trail passes through it.[5]