Perth East, Ontario

A cairn still stands marking the site of the first home, at Lot 31, Concession 1, owned by Andrew Seebach from Bavaria.

The local municipal history began in 1842 when John Sebring was appointed to the position of District Councillor (later classified as a Reeve).

In 1908 the Ellice Council purchased the abandoned school and moved it to a site on the County Road where it served as the seat of municipal government until 1960.

[7][8] According to Stratford Heritage, Perth County's first settler was Sebastian Fryfogel from Bavaria, Germany.

In 1844 or 1845, he replaced it with a larger building which served as an inn and stagecoach stop, the Fryfogel Tavern.

[9] According to Canada's Register of Historic Places, "graves and markers of Sebastian Fryfogel and other Fryfogel family members are located on the property's western portion, as well as a cairn (1928) marking the site's century of occupation".

In 1857, only four years after the township was established, the township clerk was fired - council minutes explain that "the collections roll contained contradicting statements that... money had been collected, the expenditure of which could not be ascertained by the Auditors in a satisfactory manner".

The area was settled around 1832 by two main ethnic groups - Highland Scots and Hessen Darmstadt Deutsch due to the Canada Company's advertisement of the local land in Scottish and German newspapers.

Council meetings were held in a room leased at a hotel until 1954 when a township hall was opened.

[14] On June 26, 1997, an order from the Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs for the amalgamation of the former Townships of Ellice, Mornington, North Easthope, South Easthope and the Village of Milverton into Perth East Township received Royal assent.

[15] The township comprises the communities of Amulree, Brocksden, Brunner, Burns, Carthage, Dorking, Fernbank, Gads Hill, Hesson, Kinkora, Kuhryville, Mennonite Corner, Millbank, Milverton, Moserville, Newton, Nithburg, Peffers, Poole, Ratzburg, Rostock, Sebastopol, Shakespeare, Topping, Tralee and Wartburg.

[16][better source needed] Ellice Swamp is a large woodlot in Perth County, Ontario.

[18] Historically, it was known as Ellice Huckleberry Swamp and was part of the Huron Tract administered by the Canada Company.

[21] The majority of residents of Perth East are members of a Christian faith and account for 87.5% of the population.

[21] The township indicates that economic categories include agriculture, farm-related businesses, millwrighting, metal fabrication, and tourism.

[24] Township operations are overseen by the Chief Administrator's Office and municipal departments include Building, Clerk's Office, Finance, Fire Services, Library Services, Planning, Public Works, and Recreation.

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