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Bay & Gables (talk | contribs) Changed every use of the name "Wilcox Lake" to "Lake Wilcox". There is no evidence that the lake is or was ever named "Wilcox Lake" while there is endless evidence that it is and was always called "Lake Wilcox”, including sources used in this article. The convention stems from Ontario’s New French origins (pre-1763); in French, lake or “lac” is used as a prefix, not a suffix (see names of all Great Lakes, Lake Simcoe, etc.). Fixed other minor typos. |
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'''Lake Wilcox''' is a [[kettle lake]] in the [[Oak Ridges, Ontario|Oak Ridges]] neighbourhood of [[Richmond Hill, Ontario|Richmond Hill]], [[Ontario]], Canada. The lake measures 1.5 kilometers across and covers 55.6 [[hectare]]s or 0.55 square kilometres, making it the largest kettle lake on the [[Oak Ridges Moraine]].<ref name = "TE">{{cite web|url = http://www.town.richmond-hill.on.ca/subpage.asp?pageid=prc_lake_wilcox&textonly=|title = Lake Wilcox|date = 2 July 2021|publisher = Town of Richmond Hill}}</ref> Lake Wilcox, [[Lake St. George (Ontario)|Lake St. George]] and their associated [[wetland]]s form a "provincially significant wetland".<ref>{{cite web|url = http://
The lake is named after William Willcocks (1735/36-1813), who was a merchant in York, Upper Canada and became mayor of [[Cork (city)|Cork]], [[Ireland]] in 1793 (after his return from Upper Canada).<ref name="Carter">{{cite book|title=Stories of Newmarket: An Old Ontario Town|last=Carter|first=Robert Terence|publisher=[[Dundurn Press]]|year=2011|isbn=9781554888801}}</ref><!-- page 48 --><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.corkcity.ie/yourcouncil/mayorsofcork/|title=Mayors of Cork|publisher=Cork City Council|accessdate=2014-01-12}}</ref> Willcocks and his family moved to [[Upper Canada]], where his cousin [[Peter Russell (politician)|Peter Russell]] became interim administrator after the departure of [[John Graves Simcoe]] in 1796.<ref name="Carter" /> Willcocks "was an active land speculator" who acquired significant holdings in Upper Canada, including {{convert|800|acres|km2|1}} surrounding the lake.<ref name="Carter" /> The name of the lake was originally Lake Willcocks, but it was corrupted over time to its present spelling.<ref name="Carter" />
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