others had settled in the region as early as 1784. Navy Island the scene of William Lyon Mackenzie's exploits in 1837 is within this township. Source: Province of Ontario -- A History 1615 to 1927 by Jesse Edgar Middleton & Fred Landon, copyright 1927, Dominion Publishing Company, Toronto See also List of townships in Ontario References External links 1950 Map of Welland County 1879 map of Lincoln and Welland counties Former counties in Ontario Populated places disestablished in 1970 History of the Regional Municipality of Niagara