Harrow, Ontario

Harrow is a community located in the town of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex%2C_Ontario Essex] , Essex County, Ontario, Canada.

Facts

Hiram Walker, of Canadian Club Whisky fame is credited with putting Harrow on the map. Walker built the railroad, which then brought grain from the South end of the County into the city for use in his distillery. The tracks remained for over 100 years, and were finally removed in 1992 to be replaced with the [http://www.erca.org/ca/greenway/greenway.htm Chrysler Canada Greenway] , part of the Trans Canada Trail.

The heritage of Walker's distillation remains in the form of the Canbar, Inc cooperage that remains in operation in the town.

Though early settlers were mostly German, Harrow was also home to a thriving black community though very few descendants remain.Today Harrow is a quaint community situated along scenic County Road 20 that offers unique shops and many places for antique hunters to explore. It is also the proud home of Canada's southernmost high school. Attractions include Colio Winery, the Harrow Research Station, and historic John R. Park Homestead.

Harrow has organized and hosted an annual agricultural fair [http://www.harrowfair.com/] every Labour Day weekend for over 150 years, and many people from Essex County and other parts of Ontario come. Highlights of the fair include a mom calling contest, a pie auction, "bossy" bingo and a tractor pull. Harrow is also the location of The Greenhouse and Processing Crops Research Centre, one of 19 research centres of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada across the country.

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