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HISTORY A community by the name of Bristow's Corners was already in existence in 1839 , when a post office was assigned there. Local merchant Samuel Weber had been visiting New York State in the early 1850s, and had apparently been impressed upon seeing Elmira, New York . This may have been a factor in the decision of Woolwich Township council on February 22 , 1853 to rename the community as '''Elmira'''. The post office was renamed in 1866 . Like most of the township, the primary settlers in the Elmira area were Mennonites , who still form a significant population today. During the 1960s under contract with the U.S. Government , Elmira's Uniroyal chemical plant (which has since changed its name to Crompton Company ) was one of seven manufacturers supplying the U.S. Military with the toxic herbicide Agent Orange . GEOGRAPHY The town was founded at the intersection of two roads, now Regional Road 21 (Arthur St.) running north-south, and Regional Road 86 (Church St.), running east-west. Canagagigue Creek is the major body of water, flowing southeast from the north end of town to join the Grand River , some 4 km to the east. EVENTS Elmira's main annual event is the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival , held each spring in early April. It attracts some 60,000 visitors to the one-day event, giving it the claim of the "world's largest one-day festival".
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