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Wroxeter, Ontario

Wroxeter, Ontario is a community in Howick Township, part of Huron County.

History

The first settlers of Wroxeter were the Gibson brothers, Thomas and Robert, who founded the community in the mid-19th century. During its peak period, Wroxeter had five general stores, five hotels, two schools (which operated until 1950), a library, a woolen mill, a grist mill, and an arena, which stood until it was torn down in the late 1970s. Wroxeter also had a railway, completed in 1874, when a train station was constructed to connect the village to the Toronto area. The population of Wroxeter in the late 19th century is estimated to have been 700–800 people. Wroxeter became a village in 1875 but was dissolved into Howick Township in 1929. In 1948, the Township of Howick made Wroxeter an unincorporated village. Today, Wroxeter's old industries have vanished.

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