Maitland River
The Maitland River is a river in Huron County, Perth County and Wellington County in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. The river is in the Great Lakes Basin and empties into Lake Huron at the town of Goderich.Photo: Richard apple, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Huron Historic Gaol and St. George Anglican Church.
Huron Historic Gaol
Museum
Photo: Mhsheikholeslami, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Huron Historic Gaol was established as the Huron County Gaol for Upper Canada's Huron District. Clearing of the land began in Goderich, Ontario in 1839 and the jail was constructed between 1839 and 1842 using stone from the Maitland River Valley and from Michigan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Goderich.
Goderich
Photo: Whpq, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Goderich is a town of 7,700 people in Huron County, by the shore of Lake Huron. It is a service centre for the surrounding agricultural communities, and has one of the oldest salt mines in Ontario, dating to 1866. Also a beach community.
Maitland River
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Canada
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Maitland River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Maitland River”
- Dutch: “Maitland”
- Esperanto: “Rivero Maltlando”
- German: “Maitland River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Maitland”
- Spanish: “río Maitland”
- Spanish: “Río Maitland”
- Swedish: “Maitland River”
- Ukrainian: “Мейтленд”
- Welsh: “Afon Maitland”
- “Maitland”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Indian Island and Goderich Airport.
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