Pinegrove -- hamlet west of Simcoe on "The Ninth." In Charlotteville Township, on Lots 9 and 10, Concessions 8 and 9. On Regional Road 1 at Regional Road 46. Still exists. Site of historical Pinegrove Baptist Cemetery [GPS:46.830/27.175] 
-- see our Pinegrove Baptist Cemetery video

Pleasant Valley –- see Doan’s Hollow

Port Dover -- town, at one time the largest fresh water fishing port in the world. On Lake Erie in Woodhouse Township on Lots 10, 11 and 12, Concession 1. Accessed by Highway 6 south of City of Hamilton. Name derived from Dover in Kent County, England. In first decade of 1800s, Daniel McQueen began severing lots for village of Dover Mills about two miles north of lake around his mills. Village burned in War of 1812, rebuilt closer to the lake. Dover Mills given post office in 1832 which was moved to Port Dover on the lake in 1836. On official Ontario road map. The 8 Mar 1882 British Canadian reported the Port Dover post office had revenue of $1,285.16 and salaries of $350; the 14 Mar 1888 British Canadian newspaper reported the Port Dover post office had revenue of $1,531.28 and salaries of $480 in the year ending 30 Jun 1887. Once site of Woodhouse S. S. 5 school house. Site of two schools today.  
[Port Dover Harbour Museum GPS:47.093/16.936] 
Also see -- Norfolk County Communities Map  
-- also see our online video of Port Dover
External link to satellite view of Port Dover: 
 
Port Rowan -- a village on Regional Road 42 in Lots 16 and 17, Concessions A and B, Walsingham Township on Long Point Bay. It is on the official Ontario Road map. The original Crown Grantee for Lot 17 was John Cartwright who arrived in 1793 and the front on Long Point Bay was referred to as Cartwright’s Landing. He sold to Jeremiah Wolven in 1807 who then gave his name to the landing. In 1819, John Dutcher purchased land in Lot 16 and the east side of the lot at Front Road became Dutcher's Corners. Dutcher died in the same year and it was renamed Port Rowan, for Colonel Rowan, secretary to Sir John Colborne, the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada. The village was laid out by James Ellis and by Jeremiah and William Wolven in 1825. The 8 Mar 1882 British Canadian reported the Port Rowan post office had revenue of $806.31 and salaries of $441; the 14 Mar 1888 British Canadian newspaper reported the Port Rowan post office had revenue of $992.35 and salaries of $415 in the year ending 30 Jun 1887. The 12 Dec 1912 Simcoe Reformer reported the Port Rowan post office had revenue of $1,718.26 and salaries of $735.38.  
-- also see Norfolk County Communities Map

Port Rowan and Tilsonburg Plank Road -- early name for Highway 59. From town of Tilsonburg, ran east to Courtland then south to Long Point. First constructed of wooden planks during 1800s.

Port Royal -- hamlet on Long Point Bay at mouth of Big Creek, on Regional Road 42 in Walsingham Township, Lot 10, Concession B. Name may be derived from Port Royal, Nova Scotia. The 8 Mar 1882 British Canadian reported the Port Royal post office had revenue of $81.40 and salaries of $40. The 12 Dec 1912 Simcoe Reformer reported the Port Royal post office had revenue of $100 and salaries of $46.

Port Ryerse -- hamlet on Lake Erie at mouth of Young's Creek, in Woodhouse Township on Lots 2 and 3, Concession A. At junction of Front Road and Regional Road 57, west of Port Dover, south of Simcoe, east of Fisher's Glen, Normandale and Turkey Point. Southeast of Highway 24 on Port Ryerse Road. Grew up around mills built by Colonel Samuel Ryerse in late 1790s. Post office established 1854. The 8 Mar 1882 British Canadian reported the Port Ryerse post office had revenue of $136 and salaries of $76. The 12 Dec 1912 Simcoe Reformer reported the Port Ryerse post office had revenue of $216.28 and salaries of $137.49. Small thriving shallow water port in Norfolk County's lumbering haydays, 1860s-1870s. Declined when bypassed by railway in 1870s. Once site of Woodhouse S. S. 1 school house.  Bedroom community today, population less than 500. [GPS:45.342/15.499] 
-- also see 2002 photos and text and/or 
-- Norfolk County Communities Map and/or 
-- Port Ryerse school picture, 1898

Portland -– see Glenshee

Potter’s Creek -- small stream, rises in Charlotteville Township, Lots 14 and 14, flows southeast into Long Point Bay at Normandale. Likely named for clay deposit at it’s mouth used for making pottery and basis for Van Norman Iron Works 1822-1850.

Pottohawk Point -- small stretch of land on north side of Ryerson’s Island in Long Point Bay, opposite Turkey Point. Midway along Long Point in Walsingham Township. For the past decade plus, the site of a July weekend event described as "Woodstock on water." (Thousands of boaters party to music provided by musicians on a barge.)
 

 
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