Shepherd’s Falls

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Shepherd’s Falls is the former name of the town now known as Almonte in Ontario, Canada, reflecting its early settlement history along the Mississippi River.

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Shepherd’s Falls canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former populated place
country Canada
formerNameOf Almonte, Ontario
hasCurrentOfficialName Almonte
hasEconomicActivity lumber industry
water-powered milling
hasFormerName Shepherd’s Falls
hasGeographicFeature waterfall on the Mississippi River (Ontario)
hasHistoricalFunction early European settlement
industrial centre
hasLanguageOfToponym English
hasRegion Ottawa Valley
hasRiverSystem Ottawa River basin
hasSettlementType mill town
hasToponymType descriptive place name
locatedIn Ontario
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Lanark County
locatedInContinent North America
locatedInCountrySubdivision Province of Ontario
linked to: Ontario
locatedInHistoricRegion eastern Ontario
linked to: Eastern Ontario
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Ottawa, Ontario
linked to: Ottawa
locatedOnRiver Mississippi River (Ontario)
partOfWatershed Mississippi River watershed (Ontario)
usedAsNameUntil 19th century

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Almonte, Ontario, Canada originalName Shepherd’s Falls
Almonte, Ontario hasFormerName Shepherd’s Falls
subject linked to: Shepherd’s Falls