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'''Stoney Point''' (''[[French language|French]]: '''Pointe-aux-Roches''''') is a Hamlet with a population of about 600 located in [[Lakeshore, Ontario|Town of Lakeshore]] in [[Essex County, Ontario|Essex County]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. |
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After a survey in [[1824]], a farming community developed in the area. |
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With increased travel along the Tecumseh Road in the [[1830s]], small communities of predominantly French-speaking settlers began to form along the south shore of [[Lake Saint Clair (North America)|Lake St. Clair]]. Stoney Point flourished briefly in mid-[[19th century]] until depletion of local timber resources reduced the village's mainstay industry. |
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