Haliburton, Ontario
| Dysart et al | |
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| United township (lower-tier) | |
| United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde | |
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| Motto: Confidently yet cautiously | |
 Dysart et al
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| Coordinates: 45°12′N 78°25′W / 45.200°N 78.417°WCoordinates: 45°12′N 78°25′W / 45.200°N 78.417°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Ontario
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| County | Haliburton |
| Settled | 1860s |
| Incorporated | January 7, 1867 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Reeve | Murray Fearrey |
| • Federal riding | Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock |
| • Prov. riding | Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1,483.51 km2 (572.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,966 |
| • Density | 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal Code | K0M |
| Area code(s) | 705, 249 |
| Website | www |
The Corporation of the United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde (shortened to Municipality of Dysart et al meaning Municipality of Dysart and others) is a municipality in Haliburton County in Central Ontario, Canada. The original townships were of the Canadian Land and Emigration Company. At 61 letters or 68 non-space characters, the municipality has the longest name of any place in Canada.
The municipality's primary town is Haliburton (45°02′50″N 78°30′30″W / 45.04722°N 78.50833°W), a community on Head Lake. Haliburton has a seasonal tourism-based economy. Some of southern Ontario's population retreats to central and northern Ontario "cottage country" for recreation and relaxation during the summer.
Haliburton Village and Haliburton County derive their name from the author Thomas Chandler Haliburton, who wrote the popular "Sam Slick" stories in the mid-19th century. Haliburton was chairman of the Board of Directors of The British Land and Immigration Company in England, who were responsible for developing most of the area before it became incorporated into a "Provisional County" in 1887.
The municipality also includes the smaller communities of Donald, Eagle Lake, Fort Irwin, Goulds, Harburn, Kennaway (ghost town), Kennisis Lake and West Guilford.
In the 1860s, the Canadian Land and Emigration Company of London, England purchased 360,000 acres (150,000 ha) in this part of Ontario for settlement purposes. The development was named after company chairman Judge Thomas Haliburton, a politician and the author of the Sam Slick stories. According to the book "Fragments of a Dream", the first European settlers began arriving in Haliburton village in 1864. Key settlers included Captain John Lucas (1824-1874). Lucas co-established the first saw/grist mill and was later elected the first Reeve of Dysart. Captain Lucas, originally a native of Long Preston, Yorkshire, England, also established the first hotel in town that later became the Grand Central Hotel. Other important settlers included W. Ritchie, Alexander Niven, James Holland, John Erskine, the Heard family and Willet Austin.
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