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The Archives of Ontario has produced a series of maps illustrating the growth of the District system across the province. Each map ought to be expanded to its maximum size in order to benefit from the information it contains. Return to the collection using the "back" button on your browser. The Ottawa District was formed in 1816 by separating the counties of Prescott and Russell from the Eastern District. The district name was chosen because these counties faced the Ottawa River. The City of Ottawa had not been named at this time. The district town was L'Orignal. In 1838, Gloucester Township from Russell County was transferred to the new Dalhousie District. In 1849, the district was abolished and local administration was taken over by the United Counties of Prescott and Russell. [edit] Ontario Districts: an ExplanationWhen Upper Canada was formed in 1788 it was immediately divided into four districts: Hesse, Nassau, Mecklenburg and Lunenburg. In 1792 these names were changed to Western, Home, Midland and Eastern respectively. The expansion in population of the province, and in the area settled, obliged the number of Districts to increase. By 1849 there were twenty individual districts, each with a number of counties under its jurisdiction. |