Lucan Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
township municipality in Ontario, Canada
About Lucan
Lucan Biddulph is an agricultural community with fertile soils used for growing crops and raising livestock. Many of the township's residents are employed in the agricultural sector. Lucan was named in tribute to Lord Lucan, a prominent landowner in Ireland. Despite being more than 500 km (310 mi) to the north, in 1829 the area became a refuge for a group of free African Americans from Cincinnati, Ohio, who had been threatened by riots and job discrimination by whites in their city. A group of roughly 200 American blacks were granted refuge and land by the Canada Company and duly set up a colony named Wilberforce. This was one of the earliest, if not the earliest, settlements connected with the American Colonization Society (which was established in 1816 to settle free blacks in an African
Top Attractions in Lucan
Explore the best things to see and do in Lucan:
- ★Lucan Area Heritage & Donnelly Museum
- ★Optimists Park
Where to Eat in Lucan
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Thai Pad
- 🍴The North Star Restaurant
Lucan Travel Guide Sections
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