Burnt River is a hamlet located in the middle of the former Township of Somerville, in the City of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada. The community is on the Burnt River. Originally settled in the 1830s, the first name of the community was "Rettie's Crossing," after local settler Alexander Rettie. Another town further upstream was called "Rettie's …Burnt River is a hamlet located in the middle of the former Township of Somerville, in the City of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada. The community is on the Burnt River. Originally settled in the 1830s, the first name of the community was "Rettie's Crossing," after local settler Alexander Rettie. Another town further upstream was called "Rettie's Bridge." Mixed-up mail shipments continued until some time in the 1920s, when an unfortunate accident occurred.
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