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Merlin, Ontario
Summary
Merlin is a small farming community inhabited by 750 residents located in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. It lies five kilometres due north off the shores of Lake Erie in the municipality of Chatham-Kent. Merlin's name was bestowed upon it by Post Office Department in 1868 after a village near Edinburgh, Scotland. The town has three main streets branching out from the main intersection. Erie Street (Merlin Town Line) runs north and south through the centre of town. William Street begins at the main intersection and travels west toward the town of Tilbury while Aberdeen Street travels east from the main intersection toward the hamlet of South Buxton. Merlin is the hometown of country music singer Michelle Wright.
The town was once home to both a high school and elementary school. However, after enrolment fell below 100 students, Merlin District High School, located on William Street and home to the Merlin Mavericks
closed around 1980 and was subsequently torn down. Merlin Area Public School, home of the Merlin Colts, still operates at the northern edge of town, on Erie Street. The school opened in 1968 and has a present enrolment of approximately 250 students. The Merlin Library is located on Aberdeen Street, and has books, internet access, and resource sharing agreements with other public libraries throughout Chatham-Kent.
Merlin had an Ontario Provincial Police detachment located at Blake and Erie Street South (now Merlin Road) but the police station was closed in the 1990s. The building is now occupied by the Chatham-Kent Fire Department.
The Kinsmen, who have a charter in Merlin, maintain the Merlin Kinsmen Park, which has a playground, splash pad, shelters and two baseball diamonds. A community centre and another baseball diamond are located on the east side of the town and are maintained by the municipality of Chatham-Kent. Adjacent to the park, there is a cenotaph commemorating Canadian participants in World War II. Merlin is also home to the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 465.
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