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Town of Arthur
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THE FOUNDING OF ARTHUR
Arthur, named for Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, was the southern
terminus of the Garafraxa "colonization road" to Owen Sound. Settlers arrived
in 1840 but the townsite was not officially surveyed until 1846. The
establishment of saw and grist mills hastened growth in the community which was
also the natural market centre for the area's agricultural production. In 1851
a post office was opened and the first church and school were organized. A
weekly newspaper the Enterprise, was established and a Divisional Court met at
Arthur. Economic development was further encouraged when, in 1872, a station of
the Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway was opened in the community. That year,
Arthur was incorporated as a village.
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