Country Canada Town Whitchurch–Stouffville Forward sortation area L4A Province Ontario | Regional municipality York Region Time zone EST (UTC−5) Elevation 269 m | |
Amalgamation (With Town of Stouffville)
1 January 1971 | ||
Bethesda is a hamlet in York Region, Ontario, Canada, in the town of Whitchurch–Stouffville. The hamlet is centred at the intersection of Warden Avenue and Bethesda Road in the south-eastern region of Whitchurch–Stouffville; it flourished around 1875.
Map of Bethesda, ON, Canada
The community gained distinction with the formation of a private telephone company, the Bethesda and Stouffville Telephone Association in 1904, with 1188 users from Newmarket to Markham by 1930. The entire system was purchased by Bell Telephone in 1960.
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Bethesda, York Regional Municipality, Ontario Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA