page_title: Western District, Upper Canada
hierarchical_section_title: Western District, Upper Canada
caption_attribution_description: English: A second edition of the first printed map of Upper Canada. This image is available from the Toronto Public LibraryThis tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing. English&#160;| français&#160;| +/−
context_page_description: Western District was one of four districts of the Province of Quebec created in 1788 in the western reaches of the Montreal District which were later detached in 1791 to create the new colony of Upper Canada. Known as Hesse District until 1792, it was abolished in 1849.
context_section_description: Western District was one of four districts of the Province of Quebec created in 1788 in the western reaches of the Montreal District which were later detached in 1791 to create the new colony of Upper Canada. Known as Hesse District (named after Hesse in Germany) until 1792, it was abolished in 1849.
caption: Map of Upper Canada Identifying its districts, counties and townships (1818)
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