Area History

The Bolingbroke sign at the corner of Crow Lake and Bolingbroke Roads.

Bolingbroke was known as Tom’s Rapids – in 1821.

The Bolingbroke sign tells the story of the area

Bolingbroke, in Lanark County, Ontario, was known as Tom’s Rapids when Dr. Alexander Thom Biography (pdf 106 KB) received a crown land grant in 1821 and built a dam and mill there. The sign located at the corner of Bolingbroke and Crow Lake Roads, tells the story:

Abe McEwen Farm
Bolingbroke Schoolhouse
Bolingbroke Section House/Train Station
Homestead – Foundation House
Home of Tom and Rita (nee McEwen) Dowdall