Perth, Ontario 作者： 来源： 发布时间：2021-05-25
I.Population and Area
₋Area
Land: 12.25 km2 (4.73 sq mi)
₋Population (2016)
Total: 5,930
Density: 484.1/km2 (1,254/sq mi)
II.Natural Geography
₋Perth is a town in Eastern O ntario, Canada. It is located on the Tay River, 83 kilometres (52 mi) southwest of Ottawa, and is the seat of Lanark County.
₋Transportation
₋The Lanark Transportation Association (LTA) offers transportation to and from medical and other specialized appointments within the Lanark County and Smiths Falls regions. Fees vary and clients may qualify for a subsidy. Phone: 1-877-445-5777/613-264-8256
III.ECONOMY
₋The average salary in Perth, Ontario is C$20.49. Trends in wages decreased by -100.0 percent in Q1 2020. The cost of living in Perth, Ontario is 100 percent higher than the national average. The most popular occupations in Perth, Ontario are Administrative Assistant, Personal Support Worker (PSW), and Carpenter which pay between C$14.46 and C$31.10 per year.
₋Website: https://www.payscale.com/research/CA/Location=Perth-Ontario/Salary
IV.Industrial Characteristics
₋Residents of Perth and those who come into the town to work are employed in a wide and diverse range of fields. Employment is relatively evenly distributed across all industrial sectors, with no single industry having a significant concentration of residents. This demonstrates the highly diverse and skilled labour force present in Perth.
₋For occupations in Perth, a quarter of the jobs within town are concentrated in the Health care and social assistance industry, with a quarter of all occupations in Perth being in that category. It is followed by manufacturing and retail respectively, which combined make up another quarter of all occupations in town. The remaining proportion of the workforce is evenly distributed across the remainder industries, illustrating the diversity of Perth’s economy.
₋Website: https://www.perth.ca/en/do-business/resources/2019-Perth-Community-Prof
V.Attractions
1.Perth Museum
₋Leave the 21st century behind as you enter the world of the 1840s at the elegant Matheson House, home of the award-winning Perth Museum. This popular tourist attraction, located downtown at 11 Gore Street East, is a National Historic Site.
₋The stone dwelling was built in 1840 for the Honourable Roderick Matheson, wealthy merchant and a senator in Canada's first parliament after Confederation. The four period rooms - parlour, dining room, drawing room and a warm and welcoming kitchen - have been carefully restored and furnished to reflect the lifestyle of the Matheson family who owned the house for 90 years.
₋Address: 11 Gore St E, Perth, ON K7H 1H4
₋Phone: (613) 267-1947
₋Website: http://www.museumsontario.ca/museum/Perth-Museum
2.McMartin House
₋McMartin House was built in the American Federal style in 1830 for Daniel McMartin (1798-1869), one of the first lawyers in Perth.
₋The son of Loyalists from the Morrisburg area, McMartin established a law practice in Perth in 1823. Well-educated and well-connected, he acquired a prominent clientele. In 1827, he purchased a lot at the corner of Gore and Harvey Streets, a prominent location in the town which had once been the site of the office of the superintendent for the Perth militia settlement. In the summer of 1830, McMartin began construction of a house on the property. He personally supervised the design and construction of the two-storey brick home.
₋Built in red brick with marble trim, round and semi-elliptical arches are layered across the symmetrical façade that is decorated with quoins. The house displays many features of the American Federal style of architecture. This style was common in the eastern United States between 1780 and 1820 but was rare in buildings in Ontario. The architectural style of this house shows the degree to which cultural influences transcended national boundaries. The interiors of the house have been altered but retain important decorative details.
₋Although designed in the Federal style, the house also displays a number of features characteristic of other upper-class homes from this era in Upper Canada's history. McMartin House has the classical proportions found in many contemporary elite residences. Interior details, such as the window trim and moldings, were inspired by the published architectural renderings of Asher Benjamin, an influential designer in the Greek Revival style. The classical moldings of the gate and the corners of the picket fence can also be traced to this source. The oval chimney opening is similar to that in the nearby Summit House (1823), the residence of James Boulton, also a lawyer (and McMartin's main competition).
₋Major renovations were made to the house in 1883 by a subsequent owner, Dr. William Grant. In 1919, St. John's Roman Catholic Church purchased the house for use as a parish hall. Its interior was altered to accommodate parish functions. St. John's Hall, as it was called, accommodated parish meetings and other community events for 52 years. In 1972, McMartin House was acquired by the Ontario Heritage Trust. The Trust performed extensive repairs and landscaping on the property and in 1975 it became the home of the local Senior Craft Fellowship. In the 1974-76 restoration, lanterns ornamenting the roof and the fence around the property were replaced according to photographic evidence. The original 1830 roof design was restored in 1990.
₋The house is open to the public free of charge, from 1 to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday.
₋Address: 125 Gore St E, Perth, ON K7H 1J6
₋Phone: (613) 267-5531
₋Website: https://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/en/properties/mcmartin-house
3.Allan's Mills
₋Allan's Mills, named for William Allan, was a small milling hamlet located just west of the town of Perth in Lanark County. The community got its start after Allan built saw and grist mills, followed by a general store and blacksmith shop. A post office was opened in 1872.
₋At its height, Allan's Mills included a wagon maker, shoemaker, carpenter and two blacksmiths. The surrounding area was dotted with other small mills that included the McCabe Mill, the Ritchie Mill and the Bowes Mill. A school located on the Scotch Line was shared by all the surrounding settlements.
₋By the late 1890s, business was beginning to slip. Timber supplies had become depleted and farmers were making a gradual transition from wheat to dairy farming. Many of the mills did not survive the upheaval.
₋William Allan got out of the millling business at a good time. In 1892, he sold the grist mill to the Burgess Milling Company. The mill reportedly stayed in business until the 1970s.
₋Today Allan's Mills is one of the few ghost towns that remains relatively intact. The stately stone grist mill has been restored and is now used as a private dwelling. Behind it stands one of sawmills, now used for storage. Both the general store and blacksmith shop are still standing, as is the handsome Allan home. The Scotch Line cemetery, located at the north end of Allan's Mills Road, is well tended and still sees the occasional burial.
₋Address: Allans Mill Rd, Tay Valley, ON K7H 3C9
₋Website: https://www.ghosttownpix.com/ontario/intros/allanmi.html
VI.History
₋The town was established as a military settlement in 1816, shortly after the War of 1812. The settlement of Lanark County began in 1815. In that year "the Settlement forming on the Rideau River" as it was officially referred to (and which soon became known as "Perth Military Settlement") began to function under Military direction. The settlement was named Perth in honour of acting Governor-General Sir Gordon Drummond, whose ancestral home was Perthshire.
₋Several townships were surveyed to facilitate the location of farms for military and other settlers; and the site of the future Town of Perth, which had been chosen as the headquarters of the Military Establishment was surveyed in 1816.
₋Many of the first settlers were military veterans on half pay, while others were military veterans from France, Germany, Poland, Italy, Scotland or Ireland who were offered land in return for their service. The Rev. William Bell, who arrived in June 1817, noted in his diaries that the settlement was more European than the Scottish settlement described to him. The first Scottish settlers came in 1816. Many of the Scottish immigrants were stonemasons; their work can be seen in many area buildings and in the locks of the Rideau Canal.
₋The military regime lasted until 1824, when settlers were granted municipal rights, i.e., 'the right of self-government'. For many years Perth was the military, judicial, political and social capital, not only of the County of Lanark, but of the whole of the Ottawa Valley, north and west, until owing to the construction of the Rideau Canal, and the development of the lumber industry further north and west along the Ottawa, it finally was eclipsed by the town called "Bytown"—the present City of Ottawa, the Capital of the Dominion. But for many years the people of the town of Bytown, while it was still 'Bytown' had to come to Perth for their law and justice, for the law courts of the whole great district were located there.
₋The first secretary/stores-keeper (and eventually postmaster and superintendent) of the settlement was Daniel Daverne, brought up from the Quarter Masters General Department in Kingston, Ontario, to assume these positions.
₋Perth is home to a pioneer burial ground, St. Paul's United Church Cemetery, formerly The Old Methodist Burying Ground. This cemetery is at the south-east end of the Last Duel Park on Robinson Street. The Craig Street Cemetery, sometimes referred to as the "Old Burying Grounds" also contains many historic graves and saw use from 1820–1873.
₋The town's motto is "Pro Rege, Lege et Grege" ("For the King, the Law and the People"), which is shared with the City of Perth in Scotland[citation needed], and which was adopted in 1980 along with a new crest. The previous motto, "Festina lente sed certo" ("Make haste slowly but surely"), and original town crest appears on the uniforms of the Perth Citizen's Band. Founded in 1850, this band continues a tradition of community music with numerous concerts each season.
₋Near the town is the home of world show jumping champion Ian Millar and Millar Brooke Farm where his great horse Big Ben (1976–1999) is buried. The town has erected a bronze life-sized statue of the horse and Ian Millar, in John A. Stewart Park, across from the Code's Mill building.
₋This town was the site of the last fatal duel in Upper Canada. Robert Lyon, a law student, was killed on June 13, 1833, after fighting over a woman (Elizabeth Hughes) with a former friend, John Wilson. A local park is named "Last Duel Park" to commemorate the event.
₋Perth is also the site of the first installation of a telephone other than Bell's experimental installations. A town dentist, Dr. J. F. Kennedy, a friend of Alexander Graham Bell, installed a direct telephone connection between his home and office. By 1887, there were 19 telephones in Perth, with a switchboard in Dr. Kennedy's office.
₋In 1893, a 22,000 pound cheese known as the 'Mammoth Cheese' was produced in Perth to be exhibited in Chicago at the World's Columbian Exposition to promote Canadian cheese around the world.
₋In 2010, Perth held the historic "Kilt Run" in which 1,067 kilt-clad runners crossed the finish line. The idea to hold a kilt run in Perth was conceived of in October 2009 by Terry Stewart after the Mayor submitted a letter to the Perth Courier requesting town residents come up with an idea to help Perth, Scotland, celebrate its 800th anniversary. The Perth, Ontario, Kilt Run has since become an annual event. The 2016 Kilt Run attracted 5,000 runners as part of the town's 200th anniversary. The Kilt Run normally takes place at the end of June but the 10th anniversary of the Kilt Run is scheduled for August 17, 2019. It holds the Guinness World Record for the world's largest kilted run with 3,670 runners
VII.Other Information
₋Sports and Recreation
₋Hockey is very popular in Perth as it has been home to senior and junior teams. Currently, Perth is represented by the Blue Wings in the Eastern Ontario Junior "B" Hockey League. Perth was home to a professional baseball team for two years (1936–37) as part of the Canadian–American League. Minor hockey combines Perth and Lanark children with practices and games shared between the Perth and Lanark arenas. The Perth Stingrays Aquatic Club has a competitive swimming program which offers a masters program as well. Perth United Soccer Club also provides recreational and competitive soccer programs for all ages.
₋Both high schools in Perth also offer a variety of other sports, such as basketball, football, volleyball, hockey, cross country running, badminton, soccer, curling, golf and track and field.
₋Conlon Farm Recreation Complex is a 54-acre recreation hub comprising several soccer fields and baseball diamonds and as well tennis courts, basketball courts, beach volleyball courts, skateboard park, play structures and a splash pad.
VIII.Contact Information
₋Government
Type: Town
Mayor: John Fenik
₋City Hall
Address:
▫80 Gore Street East
▫Perth, Ontario
▫K7H 1H9
Telephone: 613-267-3311
Facsimile: 613-267-5635
Website: https://www.perth.ca/en/town-hall/Contact-Us.aspx