Essex County (Ontario) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
county in Ontario, Canada
About Essex County (Ontario)
Conservative Mennonites have resided in Essex County since 1786. They emigrated to Ontario (then known as Upper Canada) from the United States after the American Revolution in 1776. They came fromPennsylvania, home to Mennonite immigrants since 1683. Essex and much of Ontario'sNiagara Peninsulaserved as a terminus for a vastUnderground Railroadwhich led fugitive slaves north across abolitionist states to Canada.Ohioin particular bordered both slavery inKentuckyand freedom across Lake Erie, placing its routes among the shortest and most popular paths to freedom. Today, major industries range from agriculture (a former Heinz factory cans tomato juice in Leamington) to auto manufacturing (Chrysler operates both in Windsor and across the river in suburban Detroit). The region is one endpoint f
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