- Arthur, Ontario
Arthur is a community in the township of Wellington North,
Ontario ,Canada . Formerly an independent village, Arthur was amalgamated into Wellington North onJanuary 1 ,1999 .History
The "
Arthur Enterprise News ", established in 1863, was one of the few non-syndicated weekly newspapers in Canada.In 1897, Arthur was one of the first villages in Ontario to be served by a power transmission line. There were no meters, but people were charged 10 cents for each lightbulb used. Power was available in the evenings and was cut off at midnight.
In 1906,
Joe Sussman and his two brothers moved fromPoland to the clothing district inToronto . Joe moved to the Arthur area and would drive a horse drawn carriage along the countryside, bringing clothing to people who lived on farms, and also would help out on farms if help was needed. In 1914, Joe settled his store at a permanent location, and the store quickly began popular with people from Arthur and surrounding areas. Today, Sussman's of Arthur is one of the largest independent owned clothiers in Canada.In November 1942, the "
Toronto Star " ran a front page headline that read Arthur Village Gives Sons and Money to Aid the War, and recognized Arthur as the Most Patriotic Village in Canada, as one out of every seven Arthur residents fought in theSecond World War . It was the highest ratio in comparsion to villages of comparable sizes in Canada. By the end of the war, 338 Arthur residents had enlisted, and 25 were killed in action.External links
* [http://ontarioplaques.com/Plaque_Wellington06.html Ontario Plaques - Founding of Arthur]
* [http://ontarioplaques.com/Plaque_Wellington05.html Ontario Plaques - James Morrison 1861-1936]
* [http://www.wellington-north.com/dept-page.php?a=1&d=13&p=27&sp=35 - Township of Wellington North Website]Canadian City Geographic Location (8-way)
Northwest = Mount Forest
Kenilworth
North = Conn
Northeast =
West = Palmerston
Centre = Arthur, Ontario
East = Grand Valley, Orangeville
Southwest = Drayton
Moorefield
South = Alma
Elora
Southeast = Fergus
Guelph
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