Dixie, Mississauga
| Dixie Fountain Hill, Fonthill, Onion Town, Irishtown, Cork Town, Sydenham | |
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| Coordinates: 43°35′51″N 79°36′5″W / 43.59750°N 79.60139°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Regional municipality | Peel |
| City | Mississauga |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) |
| Forward sortation area | L4X and L4Y |
| Area code(s) | 905 and 289 |
| NTS Map | 030M12 |
| GNBC Code | FAWWY |
Dixie is a neighbourhood in the city of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The community lies in the southeastern part of the city and is one of the older neighbourhoods in the city.
The name of the neighbourhood dates back to the Village of Dixie at the corner of Cawthra Road and Dundas Street West in the south part of the city. In 1865, the village of Sydenham was renamed in honour of Dr. Beaumont Wilson Bowen Dixie (1819-1898),[1] a Welsh settler who paid for the establishment of the Union Chapel, a multi-denominal Protestant church in the village originally built in 1816 (and rebuilt in 1837).[2] The church is also home to St. John'a Dixie Union Cemetery, an active cemetery since 1816.
Today, much of the area is commercial or industrial use with a small area of residential homes east of Dixie Road.
References
External links
- PDF of Dixie: Orchards to Industry by Kathleen A. Hicks
- Link to 4 books by Dave Cook - Apple Blossoms and Satellite Dishes, the history of the Applewood Acres community, From Frozen Ponds to Beehive Glory, the story of Dixie Arena Gardens, Fading History Vol. 1 which includes a chapter on the 2000-seat Broadway music theatre under a tent at Dixie Plaza and Fading History Vol. 2 which includes a chapter about the Kennedy clan from Dixie.
Coordinates: 43°35′51″N 79°36′05″W / 43.59750°N 79.60139°W