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History of King's Highway 75 (#1):
The first King's Highway 75 was a short route which connected Dutton to Highway 3 at Wallacetown in Elgin County, southwest of St. Thomas. A Preliminary Route Plan
was prepared by the Department of Highways of Ontario (DHO) on June 19, 1936, showing the proposed King's Highway between Wallacetown and Dutton. The route was first
assumed by the DHO on September 16, 1936. The entire highway was only 4 km in length, making Highway 75 one of Ontario's shortest provincial highways. Highway 75
was initially gravel surfaced for its entire length, but a concrete pavement was completed in 1937. In the mid-1950s, it was decided that Highway 75 was no longer
needed in the provincial highway system, so the highway was transferred to Elgin County, effective December 6, 1957. Today, former Highway 75 is known as Currie Road
or Elgin County Road 8. In the early 1970s, consideration was given to utilize the King's Highway 75 designation again on a different highway link in the Dunnville
area, but plans for the new Highway 75 were shelved. Accordingly, the Highway 75 designation was never
utilized again for an Ontario highway. 
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