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In 1815, Governor Lachlan Macquarie and his wife stopped by what Macquarie called a spring. The place was later named Springwood: "Spring" from the springs in the area, and "wood" from the local Mountain Blue Gums (Eucalyptus deanei) of the area. As a town developed, the main street was named Macquarie Road, after Governor Macquarie.
Location
| Address: | Macquarie Road, Springwood, 2777 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.698803 Long: 150.566681 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 26-April-1815 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 26-April-1990 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Thursday 26th April, 1990 |
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"We then Halted at three O'Clock in a very pretty wooded Plain near a Spring of very good fresh Water and Pitched our tents near the side of the Road. This Stage is 12 Miles from Emu Ford and our first on the Mountains - The Place being very pretty I have named it "Spring - Wood "
Extract From Governor Macquarie's Journal
Governor Macquarie Named Springwood On 26th April, 1815
when he camped overnight in the area on the first day of his journey
to inspect the Western Road, completed by William Cox three months earlier.
This Plaque Commemorates
The 175th Anniversary Of The Naming
and was unveiled by
His Excellency Rear Admiral Sir David Martin, K.C.M.G., A..O.
Governor Of New South Wales
On 26th April, 1990
Committee of Springwood 175th Commemoration Inc.
