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Ad Rates / Articles / Classified Ads / Editorial / Home / Links / Showtime     Antiquing Towns   Belleville - Cookstown - Elora - Picton - Port Hope - Port Perry     Belleville     Cookstown     Elora     Picton     Port Hope     Port Perry   While in Belleville, visit our advertisers Bellevile East Antique Market - 3928 Hwy. 2 East Boretski Antique Gallery - 330 Front Street Fabulous Finds - Sommerville Centre, Hwy. 62 N. Funk & Gruven A-Z - 52 Bridge Street East Nostalgic Times - 3928 Hwy. 2 East Quinte Antiques - 521 Dundas Street W. (Hwy. 2)   Belleville - Antiques & architecture   By John Cosway This Hastings County community in Eastern Ontario is abuzz with history, architectural delights and antique stores and markets.   It is also the birthplace of Farley Mowat, acclaimed Canadian author, born May 12, 1921, the only child of a librarian and his wife.   Other celebrities born in Belleville include National Hockey League stars Bobby Hull and Brett Hull. Pop star Avril Lavigne, was born here in 1984 and grew up in nearby Napanee.   Belleville, located on the Bay of Quinte, got its start as an Indian village (Asukhknosk), which was replaced by a French Mission and then was named after a series of prominent and enterprising citizens.   The 50 or so United Empire Loyalists who settled here in 1789, including Capt. John Walden Meyers, were responsible for a number of "firsts."   In 1794, Meyers built the first brick house in Upper Canada. He also built a gristmill, which attracted settlers from Port Hope to Napanee, a sawmill, a distillery, a trading post and a brick kiln.   Meyers' influence was so strong in the lumber town the community became known as Meyers' Creek. That was until 1816 when renamed Belleville in honor of Lady Arabelle, wife of Sir Francis Gore, Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada.   History notes: The Grand Trunk Railway arrived here in 1856 and became the community's largest employer.   When gold was discovered near Madoc in 1866, Belleville became known as the "Gateway to the Golden North." . Belleville became known for its highly rated cheddar cheese and for its plants producing carriages, wagons, candles and soap.   Favourite tourist attractions in Belleville include Glanmore, the 1800's home of Hastings County Museum. It was designated a National Historic Site in 1971 and is located at 257 Bridge St. E.   Belleville boasts three sister cities: Lahr, Germany, since 1971; Kunpo City, South Korea, since 1996, Zhucheng City, China, since 1996.   Popular tourists attractions include the many antique stores and markets, numerous parks, the annual Waterfront and Ethnic Festival, Meyer's Pier, the 1895 Hotel Quinite, oldest of the hotels in Belleville.   For more about Belleville, visit the city's official web site at http://www.city.belleville.on.ca/portal/bv     Return to top of page   This Is Livin' Publishing © 2007 581 8th Line West, RR1 Hastings, ON, K0L 1Y0 Phone/Fax: 705-696-1833   webmaster