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Eastnor TownshipA map of Eastnor Township can be found on the Bruce County GenWeb website. Eastnor Township was named after Viscount Eastnor. Eastnor Township Places
Eastnor Township Notable PeopleSergeant John Pearson V. C. - Sergeant John Pearson was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on June 17, 1858 at Gwalior, India, during the Indian Rebellion. He later emigrated to Canada and settled near Lion's Head. He is buried in Eastnor Township Cemetery. A statue was erected in his honour in Lion's Head.
Alice Irene Walker - was the first deaconess of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. Her mother died at birth and Alice was raised by her aunt and uncle Mr. & Mrs. Washington B. Moshier in Lion's Head, where she was known as 'Queenie Moshier'. She was a missionary in Swan River and the North West Territory. BibliographyBenchmarks, A History of Eastnor Township and Lion's Head, edited by Glenn G. Hepburn, published by the Eastnor & Lion's Head Historical Society, 1987. Available online. The Bruce Beckons by W. Sherwood Fox, 1952. Amicus No. 5609962.
Centreville Church: The Old Country Church: Book of Memories
of Centreville Church, Eastnor Township, Lion's Head Charge,
1909-1970 by Betty Between You and Me and the Gatepost, A Historic View of the Lion's Head Area by Walter Warder, 1977. Amicus No. 853902. History of the County of Bruce by Norman Robertson, 1906. Available online. Living Stones: An Historical Sketch of Central United Church, Lion's Head, Ontario by Maitland Warder, 1983. Amicus No. 4946964.
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