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York is a district and former city within Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located northwest of Old Toronto, southwest of North York and east of the Humber River. Originally formed as York Township, it encompassed the southern section of York County. It was split several times, creating East York and North York.
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Apr 15, 2016 · This research guide focuses on Toronto Public Library's resources on the former City of York, a municipality that was located northwest of the old city of Toronto, southwest of the former city of North York and east of the Humber River and the former city of Etobicoke.
York, former city (1983–98), southeastern Ontario, Canada. In 1998 it amalgamated with the cities of Toronto, Etobicoke, Scarborough, and North York and the borough of East York to form the City of Toronto.
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Nov 26, 2009 · York, Ont, is an urban community within the city of TORONTO and is separated from Etobicoke by the Humber River. The township of York was first surveyed in 1791 and the first settlers took up land in the township in 1796.
York was a town and the second capital of the colony of Upper Canada. It is the predecessor to the old city of Toronto (1834–1998). It was established in 1793 by Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe as a "temporary" location for the capital of Upper Canada, while he made plans to build a capital near today's London, Ontario.
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York, Ontario. Travel 40 kilometres up the Grand River from Port Maitland you will find a tiny community known as York. Around 1790 Captain Hendrix Nelles settled here on a large land grant known as the Nelles Tract. The small community became known as the Nelles Settlement.
